British Isles
Thursday, 29 April 2021 20:57
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe: another year in prison
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been sentenced to a further year in prison and a one-year travel ban after being found guilty of joining a London protest twelve years ago and speaking to the BBC Persian service. Her…
Thursday, 29 April 2021 20:54
Northern Ireland: Arlene Foster resigns
Arlene Foster announced her resignation as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party and as NI first minister after an internal revolt. Mrs Foster said she would step down as DUP leader on 28 May, and as…
Thursday, 22 April 2021 22:32
Anti-racism taskforce report
The Archbishops' anti-racism taskforce report calls for urgent changes. Failure to act could be the ‘last straw’ for many from the UK minority ethnic (UKME) backgrounds. Setting out 47 action areas across participation, governance, training, education…
Thursday, 22 April 2021 22:29
Action re unfair students’ fees
On 16 April university students had a day of action to demand fee refunds because Covid-19 has affected their education. When they signed up for university they were promised sufficient access to facilities, course equipment, and…
Thursday, 22 April 2021 22:25
Scotland: election
1 Cor 3:11 tells us, ‘No one can lay any foundation other than the one already laid, which is Jesus Christ’. Years ago, Scotland was the ‘Land of The Book’. A Bible would be open on…
Thursday, 22 April 2021 22:24
Northern Ireland: bomb under car
A bomb was planted beneath the car of a serving part-time female police officer in County Derry, leading to condemnation from first minister Arlene Foster and Sinn Fein MLA Gerry Kelly who criticised it as a…