British Isles
Friday, 07 July 2017 15:19
UK border control
Border Force is a new department of the Home Office, which has replaced some of the functions of the UK Border Agency. It manages UK border controls, enforcing immigration and customs regulations. We can pray for…
Friday, 07 July 2017 15:15
Extremism in UK backed by Saudi Arabia
The think-tank Henry Jackson Society has reported a 'clear and growing link' between Islamist organisations preaching violence in the UK and foreign state funding. It has called for a public inquiry into extremism bankrolled by several…
Friday, 07 July 2017 15:13
Ireland: anti-Christian persecution
Christianity, no matter what form it takes, has now become unacceptable to the political and media establishments. The Bishops of Ireland call it 'a kind of persecution'. Viewed from a distance, anti-Christian activity might seem to…
Friday, 30 June 2017 15:14
Friday Focus: prison chaplains at work
Being a prison chaplain is like no other ministry I know. Every day they work tirelessly to offer hope, support and care to some of the nation’s most vulnerable people and those who keep them in…
Friday, 30 June 2017 15:12
Head of Grenfell inquiry named
Retired judge Sir Martin Moore-Bick has been chosen to lead the public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire. Eighty people are now presumed dead after the disaster in west London on 14 June. Born in Wales…
Friday, 30 June 2017 15:10
Six to face trial for Hillsborough
On 28 June the Crown Prosecution Service announced that six people will face trial for the Hillsborough disaster - including match commander David Duckenfield and former chief constable Sir Norman Bettison. Duckenfield, 72, faces trial for…