British Isles
Friday, 02 October 2015 17:23
NHS finances
It's nearly six months since the start of the financial year, a year that many believe financially will make or break the NHS. We don't know how hospital, mental health, ambulance and community services are shaping…
Friday, 02 October 2015 17:22
‘Good Lord, deliver us from successful bishops’
The Bishop of Chelmsford, Stephen Cottrell, made a courageous intervention in a sermon at the consecration of three new bishops at St Paul's Cathedral on Tuesday. Bishop Cottrell had this to say: ‘Good Lord, deliver us…
Friday, 02 October 2015 17:20
Scotland: Scottish government plans new moves to tackle reoffending
60% of those sentenced to less than three months in jail are reconvicted within a year. Under plans being revived by the Scottish government, minor offenders would receive community-based punishments rather than short jail terms and…
Friday, 02 October 2015 17:19
Majority says longer Sunday trading will be bad for families
The government’s consultation on Sunday trading closed last week, but not before the Association of Convenience Stores (ACS) submitted the results of a survey of close to 2,000 adults in England and Wales showing that three…
Friday, 02 October 2015 17:17
Church schools are struggling to recruit Christian headteachers
The Church is the biggest education provider in England, with an estimated one million children currently attending a faith school. In a recent ‘needs analysis’ report, the Church's education office warns that the increasingly elderly body…
Thursday, 24 September 2015 16:56
Teenage suicide
It’s hard to say how many young people attempt to take their lives each year. The way the data is reported and collected also means that exact figures for teen suicides are not readily available. We do…