British Isles
Thursday, 03 September 2020 21:14
Christians arrested at Extinction Rebellion protests
Dr Rowan Williams joined with Extinction Rebellion for their 'September Uprising' climate change protests. The march resulted in the arrest of several Christians including Friar Martin Newell. Dr Williams said, ‘People of faith should be here…
Thursday, 03 September 2020 21:11
What tasks lie ahead for Westminster?
MPs are returning to Westminster with very full inboxes. Coronavirus challenges will be at the forefront of ministers' minds. Jeremy Hunt warned, ‘The situation coming into winter is potentially very perilous’. Pray for the Government to…
Thursday, 03 September 2020 21:06
Scotland’s coronavirus update
On 3 September Nicola Sturgeon said there were 101 new positive cases, 53 in the Greater Glasgow area. Also the R number is probably now above one, and could be as high as 1.4. Health officials…
Thursday, 27 August 2020 21:53
Police on alert for Bank Holiday protest
Three thousand police will be in London over the bank holiday weekend amid fears of public disorder from Extinction Rebellion (XR) which plans a 'civilly disobedient long weekend'. XR urges its supporters to join a ‘Million…
Thursday, 27 August 2020 21:50
Armed forces providing training for repressive regimes
Campaigners have called on the Government to review its military collaboration and training with regimes that abuse human rights. From 2018 to 2020, the UK provided military training for 17 countries identified as ‘human rights priority…
Thursday, 27 August 2020 21:48
Children’s mental health in lockdown
Some children may be feeling excited about the easing of some of the lockdown restrictions. But it is also normal for children and young people to feel anxious about it. During lockdown they have spent long…