British Isles
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:22
Homelessness: the Vagrancy Act
Homelessness is not a crime. The 1824 Vagrancy Act, which makes rough sleeping and begging illegal in England, is needlessly pushing vulnerable people further from help, according to a report from Crisis. The Government is reviewing…
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:20
Homelessness at Christmas
A note left in a postbox at the L6 Community Centre was written by a seven-year-old to Santa. She wrote, ‘Dear Father Christmas, can you help? Can we have a home for Christmas? Mam wants us…
Thursday, 21 November 2019 23:15
Prince Andrew and Jeffrey Epstein
Lawyers representing victims of the convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have signalled they are willing to serve a subpoena on Prince Andrew to ensure he cooperates with their investigations. Meanwhile, he announced he was standing…
Thursday, 14 November 2019 22:31
South Yorkshire floods
On 11 November hundreds were evacuated from Fishlake, when their homes were flooded for the first time in a hundred years. Heavy rain has continued to fall in Yorkshire and the Midlands, flooding more areas. Two…
Thursday, 14 November 2019 22:28
Hundreds of churches at risk from harsh weather
Harsh weather linked to climate change will leave hundreds of English churches at risk of destruction or closure this winter, author and activist Bill Bryson has warned. There are 900 churches registered on Historic England's ‘at…
Thursday, 14 November 2019 22:26
Pray over the election
This week has seen examples of political trickery, lies, exaggerations - we thank God for bad practice being exposed. Pray for God’s hand of protection over all who are standing to be elected; some have had…