British Isles
Friday, 14 December 2018 10:13
UK cyber-security
Recently, questions were raised around UK complacency regarding cyber-security. Australia and New Zealand have refused to allow the Chinese firm Huawei to supply mobile networks with 5G equipment, saying it posed ‘significant security risks’ - a…
Friday, 14 December 2018 10:10
Homelessness at Christmas
Solicitors working on legal aid housing contracts have to turn people away every day, but there is nowhere to send them, so many become homeless (see). In Scotland on 8 December, Sleep in the Park saw…
Friday, 14 December 2018 10:08
UK courts’ ‘medieval mindset’ on assisted dying
Assisted dying is once again being discussed in the media and could be discussed again in Parliament, after terminally-ill Shropshire man Noel Conway told his local paper that the UK courts have a medieval mindset over…
Friday, 14 December 2018 10:06
Grenfell Tower at Christmas
MP Emma Dent Coad’s seat includes Grenfell Tower. She has urged the government to delay the launch of Universal Credit in the area, as it could leave many of her constituents without money over Christmas. The…
Friday, 07 December 2018 00:20
Child homelessness at Christmas
Shelter, a Christian charity ministering to vulnerable young people, says it is ‘scandalous’ that over 130,000 youngsters across Britain are expected to be homeless this Christmas season. Alastair Welford, the founder of Nicodemus, a Christian charity…
Friday, 07 December 2018 00:16
LGBT, 'gay pride', and the Church
As the media increasingly report LGBT and 'gay pride' issues, the Christian response has been unclear. A Christian Concern article presents six reasons why LGBT is not biblical. The authors believe the church must boldly and…