British Isles
Friday, 23 September 2016 11:05
NHS cuts planned
The BBC has seen draft plans which propose ward closures, cuts in bed numbers and changes to A&E and GP care in 44 areas. The plans, which are due to be signed off next month, are…
Friday, 23 September 2016 11:03
Prayer and action for peace and justice
On Monday Hinde Street Methodist Church in London opened a life-sized copy of a border control point of the separation barrier between Israel and Palestine. Visitors walked through a checkpoint accompanied by photography, sound, testimony and…
Friday, 23 September 2016 11:00
Scottish Brexit and trade
Michael Russell, the Scottish minister negotiating with the UK Government ahead of Brexit, has said he hopes to win the argument on staying in the single market. In a joint statement with Mr Davis, the UK…
Friday, 23 September 2016 10:59
Christian comeback is coming
US theologian Brian McLaren is not alone when he says, ‘Things are only now getting bad enough that Christian faith finally has a chance of getting significantly better.’ In the US and the UK most forms…
Friday, 23 September 2016 10:57
Britain’s opportunity for a new role
The following is from a message by Clifford Hill and David Noakes: ‘God has mercifully given Britain the chance of deliverance from an EU marriage, and opportunities to forge a new role in the world under…
Friday, 23 September 2016 10:55
Life-jacket graveyard
A migrant charity took over Parliament Square for the day earlier this week with a 'life-jacket graveyard'. Around 2,500 life-jackets were laid out across the site usually reserved for military memorials in an all-day protest urging…