British Isles
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:45
Woman with Down's syndrome loses abortion law appeal
Heidi Crowter, who has Down's syndrome, lost her appeal over a law allowing abortion up to birth for a foetus with Down’s. Legislation gives a 24-week time limit for abortion unless the child could suffer from…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:43
Women prevented from praying
Livia Tossici-Bolt was praying quietly with a friend in a public space when she was warned by prayer-patrol officers that ‘their prayer could cause intimidation, harassment or distress’; they were asked to move away. Livia filed…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:40
Long Covid
Over two million British people have long Covid, yet almost three years into the pandemic there is still a struggle for them to be seen by specialist clinics, hampered by a lack of resources and research.…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:37
Pressure on GPs dangerously high
Pressure on GPs is ‘dangerously close to a death spiral’ as doctors leave, says Dr Paul Evans. BMA's safe working guidance states GPs should have up to 25 patient encounters a day. But on Mondays a…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:34
Less than half the population are Christian
The latest census by the Office for National Statistics shows that 46.2% of people in England and Wales describe themselves as Christian, the lowest ever recorded. Those with no religion increased to 37.2%, up from 25%.…
Thursday, 01 December 2022 21:32
M4UK: church planting and revitalising
There is no lack of UK church buildings, but less than 2% of the population are evangelical Christians, despite a strong Christian history. M4UK’s vision is to engage with the people who are unreached in 2022…