British Isles
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:53
Brexit vote just 17 days before Brexit
Theresa May is considering Labour’s demands for a parliamentary vote on the UK’s future EU relationship as the price for backing her Brexit deal in her battles with Conservative Eurosceptics. She needs another 110 votes to…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:50
CofE Farsi communion service
The growth of the Persian Christian community across the UK has prompted the Church of England to publish a Farsi translation of the Holy Communion service. They held the first Persian worship celebration in Birmingham on…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:47
World Special Olympics games
Special Olympics GB provides year-round, all-ability, sports programmes for over 10,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities. Each year across England, Scotland and Wales, approximately 27,000 regular sports coaching sessions of at least one hour are delivered across…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:45
Holocaust memorial in Westminster under threat
Plans for a new Holocaust memorial and learning centre in Westminster are currently being strongly opposed. The plans, first announced by David Cameron in 2016, have the backing of every major UK Jewish organisation and 170+…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:42
Teenage stab victims: rising youth violence
The murders of two 17-year-olds in one weekend have catapulted knife crime back into news headlines. Jodie Chesney’s death stands out because she is the first girl out of ten teenagers who have been killed by…
Thursday, 07 March 2019 22:40
Drinking and drowning
One in ten people know someone who has drowned and nearly one in five know someone who has nearly drowned. A survey shows that one person drowns every 20 hours, and thousands more have near-drowning experiences,…