British Isles
Friday, 19 July 2019 11:01
Parliament bullying inquiry
MPs debated the Gemma White report of bullying incidents in the Commons on 17 July. Coincidentally, a day after another inquiry found that staff were ‘bullied and harassed’ by ‘known offenders’ in the House of Lords.…
Friday, 19 July 2019 11:00
Operation Limelight
Radio 4 reported that police and border control are once again going to run Operation Limelight at major airports to prevent children being taken abroad for female genital mutilation (FGM) or arranged marriages. Officers will be…
Friday, 19 July 2019 10:59
Britain - Land of secularists and atheists
There continues to be a decline in people identifying as Christian and a substantial increase in those with no religious affiliation or belonging to non-Christian faiths. The percentage identifying as Church of England or Anglican fell…
Friday, 19 July 2019 10:58
Bishops’ intervention in growing Irish gambling problems
Gambling rules in Northern Ireland could be brought into line with tighter standards in the rest of the UK following an intervention by the Bishop of St Albans, Alan Smith, and the Bishop of Newcastle, Christine…
Friday, 12 July 2019 13:21
12 July: prayers and declarations for the nation
We have seen our government face issues beyond their ability to solve; and our nation making decisions now for future seasons of world views and spiritual alignments. Satan has a plan, but God is positioning His…
Friday, 12 July 2019 13:20
Report on countries persecuting Christians
The Bishop of Truro was asked to examine and report on global Christian persecution and the UK’s response. The report revealed, ‘Christianity is by far the most widely persecuted religion’ and ‘We have a sense of…