British Isles
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:30
Captain Tom encourages fundraising for lonely
Captain Sir Tom Moore raised £33m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden before his 100th birthday. Now in the second lockdown, he has launched a new campaign to get people walking…
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:29
Lockdown will worsen mental health challenges
42 mental health experts have warned that lockdown will trigger a spike in suicide, self-harm, alcoholism and domestic abuse. In an open letter to the Government, they said the longer the lockdown lasts, the worse this…
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:26
Security alert upgraded
The UK terrorism threat has been upgraded to ‘severe’ after terror attacks in Vienna and France. This is its second-highest level, meaning that an attack is ‘highly likely’. Previously it was simply deemed ‘likely’. Home secretary…
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:25
Cocaine supplied from CofE-owned house
Four men have pleaded guilty to drug offences after selling cocaine from a property owned by the Diocese of Exeter. In May the group was arrested in Ide, near Exeter, after police discovered 2kg of the…
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:23
Pray for spiritual growth in lockdown
Based on a post by Passion for the Nation: ‘Ecclesiastes speaks of a time and season for everything under heaven. We can pray that during the four lockdown weeks, God’s people will take hold of the…
Friday, 06 November 2020 00:20
Lockdown worship rules may change
Last week faith leaders from across the UK wrote to the Government, urging it to re-evaluate the closure of worship places. On 4 November health secretary Matt Hancock, speaking to the House of Commons, said, ‘Ministers…