British Isles
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:18
Bishop to the military prays for peace
Rt Rev Hugh Nelson is the new Bishop to the Armed Forces: he was formally licensed by Justin Welby on 20 September. This role will be in addition to his work as Bishop of St Germans…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:13
Gas crisis: CO2 shortage
Rising gas prices caused fertiliser factories to close on 20 September, cutting 60% of the supply of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the food and drinks industry. There were warnings of supermarket shortages, because CO2 extends the…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:10
Gas crisis: energy firms close down
Avro Energy and Green Supplier collapsed on 22 September, and the sector's regulator warned ‘well above’ hundreds of thousands of customers will have to be moved to new suppliers whose tariff may be more expensive. Avro…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:08
Justin Welby asks PM to pay war widows their 'rightful pension'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on the government to ‘put right’ the fact that a group of war widows who remarried after the deaths of their husbands, are not allowed to claim their pensions. He…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:06
Discrimination in schools
Data uncovered by an alliance of over fifty charities shows that black Caribbean girls were permanently excluded from school at twice the rate of white British girls during the academic year 2019-20. The rate tripled for…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:03
Two data breaches imperil Afghans
Two defence ministry blunders in one week have put Afghan lives at risk. The UK said not everyone eligible for relocation could be evacuated before forces left Afghanistan, but the Ministry of Defence (MoD) would help…