British Isles
Thursday, 28 April 2022 23:55
Catholic school closed over LGBT book talk
Contrary to the Archdiocese of Southwark's recommendation, John Fisher Catholic School governors voted not to cancel a talk by Simon Green, a writer of gay teen fiction. Two governors subsequently resigned, and the archdiocese sacked the…
Thursday, 28 April 2022 23:52
Deadly outbreak of children’s hepatitis
Officials said a lack of exposure to common infections during young children’s ‘formative’ years, owing to pandemic measures, may be fuelling a global outbreak of hepatitis, the deadly liver disease. A total of 114 cases of…
Thursday, 28 April 2022 23:50
Elon Musk and Twitter
Concerns about free speech regulation have resurfaced after Elon Musk bought Twitter. Musk’s vow to ‘defeat spam bots’ and make Twitter’s algorithm public is welcomed by many, including Matt Batten, director of communication at Llandaff Church…
Thursday, 28 April 2022 23:44
MP watching porn in Parliament
The Conservative Party is looking into reports that a male Tory frontbencher watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons debating chamber. Christian charity CARE said the ‘harms’ of pornography are ‘truly distressing’ and…
Thursday, 28 April 2022 23:41
Discarded cigarette causes nature reserve blaze
The fire that broke out at Lions Hill in Dorset on 26 April has devastated an area of nature reserve. The 42-hectare heath is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a wetlands area considered to be…
Thursday, 21 April 2022 21:46
Boris Johnson faces challenge - censure motion?
Addressing MPs after Easter and for the first time since being fined for breaking Covid laws, Boris Johnson apologised for his ‘mistake’ 35 times. He said he had not realised he was breaking the rules but…