PA: British Isles & Ireland
Friday, 24 August 2012 14:50
Drugs are too easy to get hold of, warn grieving parents
Drugs are everywhere and far too easy for teenagers to get hold of, warn the grieving parents of a teenage girl who died after taking ecstasy. They criticised websites for glorifying the effects of drug use…
Friday, 24 August 2012 14:47
Putting the 'fair' back into welfare
This is the theme of an expert panel discussion that will take place at the Greenbelt Festival, at 11am on Saturday 25th August 2012. The controversial Welfare Reform Act has reignited debate about the scope and…
Friday, 24 August 2012 10:48
Four Paralympic flames kindled around the UK
Four Paralympic flames have been kindled at the top of the highest peaks of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland ahead of next week's Games. They were created on Northern Ireland's Slieve Donard, Snowdon in Wales,…
Friday, 24 August 2012 09:42
Paralympians to celebrate Games in St Paul’s
St Paul’s Cathedral will echo with an unaccustomed sound on the Sunday after next: a three-a-side wheelchair-basketball game is to be played beneath the dome during a service to mark the opening of the Paralympic Games…
Monday, 20 August 2012 11:32
Discipleship in the North of England
The Archbishop of York is inviting 120 young adults from across the north of England to Cranmer Hall for a residential conference on the 19th-20th September. It is hoped that all present will be encouraged and…
Monday, 20 August 2012 11:25
Sainsbury’s chief and Church leaders criticise plans for Sunday trading reform
The head of Sainsbury’s has stepped into the row over Sunday trading with a warning to ministers not to extend opening hours all year round. Justin King, the group’s chief executive, said the restrictions on opening…