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Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
Church of England membership decline ‘urgently’ needs to be reversed – Welby and Sentamu
The Church of England will no longer be able to carry on in its current form unless the downward spiral in its membership is reversed ‘as a matter of urgency’, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
NHS plan to achieve earlier cancer diagnosis and save lives
Patients are to be given the option to refer themselves for cancer tests, as part of an NHS England bid to diagnose an extra 10% of people early. It said it would start testing new ways…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
Bishop joins calls for an end to indefinite detention of migrants
An Anglican bishop is among those backing a call on all prospective MPs to pledge a time limit on the detention of migrants. The campaign he is supporting is being led by Citizens UK, the alliance…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
NI council calls for quango to drop Christian bakery case
A local council in Northern Ireland is calling for a taxpayer-funded equality quango to drop its legal case against a Christian-run bakery.(Previously reported in Prayer Alert.) Members of Craigavon Borough Council voted 13 to 8 in…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
Doctors warn of patient misery as A&E crisis hits planned surgery
Thousands of patients whose operations have been cancelled because of the growing turmoil in the UK’s A&E departments are facing prolonged anxiety, discomfort and pain while they wait for a new date for their surgery. A…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
Nigeria: Boko Haram crisis - archbishop accuses West
The Catholic Archbishop of Jos, in central Nigeria, has accused the West of ignoring the threat of the militant Islamist group, Boko Haram. Ignatius Kaigama said the world had to show more determination to halt the…