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Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Scottish Churches Housing Action to mark 20-year anniversary
Scottish Churches Housing Action, which brings together 13 Christian denominations and organisations nationwide, with a commitment to ending homelessness, will be 20 years old this month. The precise anniversary is 17 January 2015 and it will…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Fighting for the vulnerable in 2015
The Eastern Daily Press writes ‘We believe that some of the most vulnerable people in Norfolk and Suffolk are not getting the support they need or deserve and we cannot stand by and watch that happen.…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Schools 'struggling to cope' with students self-harming
Schools are struggling to deal with rising numbers of students self-harming, two major teaching unions say. The number of pupils hurting themselves is said to be at a high. NHS figures obtained by BBC Newsbeat show…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
INSIGHT: Global elections
In the coming months people in the UK will be pondering about and praying into this year’s general election. Globally 2015 will host many dynamic electoral battles in countries where political corruption, poverty caused by government…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Lebanon: Syrians and Lebanese ‘together for peace’
Since the beginning of the Syrian Civil War, millions of displaced people have crossed the border with neighbouring Lebanon. Many refugees were initially welcomed by locals and given shelter, food, and renewed hope. However, tensions between…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Middle East: Hardship in the midst of snow storms
causing power cuts and closing highways. Police and army units are on standby for rescue operations in Israel. In Lebanon heavy snow in the central Bekaa Valley closed gas stations, banks, schools and most shops; disrupting…