British Isles
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
UK child poverty plans doomed to failure
Britain's child poverty plans are ‘doomed’ to fail as 3.5 million children will be in poverty by 2020, says a watchdog chaired by former health secretary Alan Milburn. The government's draft strategy for the next three…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
Religion 'makes people more generous'
Religion preaches help for the poor and loving your neighbour, but now a new study has provided evidence that religion can make people more generous in their everyday lives. Research commissioned by the BBC found that…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
Key witness against mega-mosque withdraws after pressure
‘Misogynyst mosque supporters’ have harassed a key female witness into withdrawing from giving evidence at the megamosque public inquiry being held at the ExCel Centre in London this week. Tehmina Kazi is the Director of British…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
New threat of assisted suicide as bill comes to Parliament
Following last week's State Opening of Parliament, Lord Falconer introduced a bill that would legalise assisted suicide. It is the latest in a number of attempts to change the law. The bill will be debated in…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
Prayer for Scotland
At this time of preparation for the Referendum, Members of the Scottish Parliament are hard pressed; keeping all their normal remit running, plus attending many extra husting meetings and trying to keep a life balance so…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
'Trojan Horse' Birmingham academy trust criticised
The Birmingham academy trust at the centre of the so-called 'Trojan Horse' allegations was accused of running schools that took the Islamic focus too far. A highly-critical report found a classroom culture which was not welcoming…