British Isles
Thursday, 17 September 2020 22:29
Rationing Covid testing
Rationing plans for coronavirus tests in England will prioritise NHS patients, staff, care homes and key workers - especially teachers - as the Government grapples with a surge in demand. The tiered system for booking tests…
Thursday, 17 September 2020 22:26
Parents seek judicial review over sex education curriculum
Christian, Jewish, Muslim and other faith group parents have commenced a judicial review into the new relationships and sex education curriculum. The judicial review, launched by Let Kids Be Kids Coalition, will challenge the education secretary's…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:23
The distanced church
The following is based on ‘Reflections on Doing Church Online’ by a researcher in digital religion who points out that people are realising that online church can spiritually interconnect us when we are physically separated. Technological…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:22
BBC’s radical overhaul as new news channels are on the horizon
Ofcom reported, ‘the BBC is too white, middle class, and London-centric’ and the new BBC director-general believes ‘comedy output has left-wing partiality and needs a radical overhaul as TV and radio comedy are unfairly biased against…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:21
90,000 DIY lockdown abortions?
In March 2020, just before the national lockdown began, a notice appeared on the government website seeming to allow women to conduct their own medical abortions at home. Outcry followed and the notice was removed, the…
Friday, 11 September 2020 04:20
Students returning to universities
A leading epidemiologist warned the country is at a ‘critical moment’ in the pandemic, as students prepare to return to universities. Students moving across the country could cause a wave of infection. Data showed the highest…