PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 16 November 2012 12:27
75,000 children without homes at Christmas
More than 75,000 children in Britain will wake up on Christmas Day without a home, warns the housing and homelessness charity Shelter as spending on homelessness falls. Shelter is highlighting the figures to raise awareness of…
Friday, 16 November 2012 12:25
Christianity not necessarily for public good
The Charity Commission, Britain’s charity watchdog has put the charitable status of the nation’s churches in question after it ruled that a congregation in Devon did not exist for public benefit. Under charity law, churches and…
Saturday, 10 November 2012 10:10
UK doctors forgo treatment
Thousands of practicing doctors in the UK have drinking problems and suffer from depression, several recent studies reported. They continue to treat patients because of a ‘culture of invincibility’ and ‘presenteeism,’ as well as a fear…
Saturday, 10 November 2012 10:09
Climate change march
Christians will join a Campaign Against Climate Change march in London on 1 Dec that starts at the US Embassy. The US consistently rejects the Kyoto protocol and is still the biggest immediate barrier to effective…
Saturday, 10 November 2012 10:08
Universities receive Saudi funds
Over the past decade, Saudi Arabia has been the largest source of donations from Islamic states and royal families to British universities, much of which has been to the study of Islam, the Middle East and…
Saturday, 10 November 2012 10:06
15th Nov Police elections
Elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) will take place next Thursday across England and Wales. They are described as the biggest policing shake-up for 50 years. For the first time ever an individual will be…