British Isles
Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:29
Spending review 2020
At his spending review on 25 November, the Chancellor of the Exchequer set out the Government’s plans for public spending. It is an important fiscal event, with decisions made over hundreds of billions of pounds of…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:24
Reactions to the cut in aid budget
The Government has been criticised after announcing it will reduce its foreign aid budget from 0.7% to 0.5%. Rishi Sunak intends to return to 0.7% ‘when the fiscal situation allows’. Church leaders, politicians, and other public…
Thursday, 26 November 2020 20:21
Christian girl forced to wed Muslim abductor
A Christian charity has called on Boris Johnson to grant asylum to a 14-year-old Christian girl, Maira Shahbaz, who was abducted at gunpoint in April and forcibly married and converted to Islam by a married Muslim…
Thursday, 19 November 2020 21:41
Brussels trade deal next week?
Britain's chief Brexit negotiator Lord Frost told Boris Johnson to expect a Brussels trade deal around 24 November. However, talks could still collapse over fishing and red tape, with both sides urging the other to ‘get…
Thursday, 19 November 2020 21:40
Over 75% of NHS midwives say staffing levels unsafe
A survey by the Royal College of Midwives revealed midwifery services are at breaking point in a profession where staff are working in fear. Over three-quarters of midwives think staffing levels in their NHS trust or…
Thursday, 19 November 2020 21:37
Covid-19 vaccines: Pfizer, Moderna, and now Oxford
The UK has ordered five million doses of vaccine from the US company Moderna and 40 million of the Pfizer jab. Moderna said its vaccine may be 94.5% effective against the virus, while Pfizer suggested theirs…