PA: British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 30 June 2011 14:49
RE is being 'killed off' in schools - report
The future of religious education in schools looks ‘bleak’ unless the Government takes remedial action, a new report has warned. The report by the National Association of Teachers of RE (NATRE) says that RE was already…
Thursday, 30 June 2011 14:47
Scotland tops world cocaine use
The Scottish government said levels of cocaine use had been falling as Scotland has again topped the world league for cocaine consumption. Figures published by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) show 3.9%…
Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:38
New mayor bans Christian prayers
Christian prayers have been dropped from the beginning of council meetings by the new mayor of Bridport in Dorset. David Rickard has decided to replace the prayers at full meetings of Bridport Town Council with a…
Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:37
Trevor Phillips wades into debate on religion
Trevor Phillips, chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, has made a wide-ranging intervention into the growing debate on the place of religion in modern society. In an interview with The Sunday Telegraph before the…
Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:35
A celebration to mark 200 years of Church Schools
The Service of Thanksgiving and Celebration held at York Minster last week was a special service to celebrate 200 years of Church schools led by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu . The Christian Churches…
Thursday, 23 June 2011 14:33
Church schools under threat, warns Bishop of Oxford
The Church is in danger of being driven out of public education by Government reforms and a generation of teachers ignorant of even the basic tenets of Christianity, a senior cleric has warned. A rush to…