PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 07 July 2011 19:08
Phone hacking: David Cameron bows to calls for public inquiries
Labour MP Chris Bryant successfully pushed for an emergency commons debate into calling for a public inquiry into phone hacking. The Speaker John Bercow granted the rare emergency debate which resulted in David Cameron agreeing to…
Thursday, 07 July 2011 19:06
Barnabas Fund seeks to boost teaching Christianity in schools
An Ofsted report last year stated the quality of RE lessons at many primary schools was ‘not good enough’ and ‘only six out of 10 schools are ‘satisfactory’ in teaching RE'. In response to this Barnabas…
Thursday, 07 July 2011 19:03
Lord Sacks comments on equality laws
Chief Rabbi Lord Sacks has warned, ‘New equality laws are forcing religious people to flee the country because they are being denied the freedom to live in accordance with their beliefs’ The Orthodox Jewish leader claimed…
Thursday, 07 July 2011 19:01
Methodist's challenged to take 'tough decisions'
In a report to the annual Methodist Conference, taking place this week in Southport, the Methodist General Secretary, the Rev Dr Martyn Atkins, spoke of tough decisions ahead and his belief that the Church must change…
Thursday, 07 July 2011 18:59
Key Families Conference held
The World Congress of Families hosted a key conference on 29 June 2011. The conference, ‘The Future of the Family in Coalition Britain’, was held to help identify the causes of family breakdown in the UK…
Thursday, 07 July 2011 18:55
Muslim women’s advocate backs Bill to tackle Sharia
A top advocate for Muslim women’s rights has welcomed Baroness Cox’s Bill, which is designed to curb the problems caused by Sharia courts operating in England and Wales. Cassandra Balchin, co-founder and Chair of the Muslim…