British Isles
Friday, 04 March 2016 12:47
SNP has questions to answer about ‘named persons scheme’
The Scottish Government’s ‘named person’ scheme has faced fresh criticism from the ‘Scotland on Sunday’ newspaper which wrote that there is growing concern over the scheme ahead of its statutory introduction in August. The paper was…
Friday, 26 February 2016 10:58
Muslim leader warns British Pakistanis
Muslim leader warns British Pakistanis There have been three cases recently where Asian men have been convicted of rape or sex trafficking offences. Mohammed Shafiq, chief executive of the Ramadhan Foundation, has made what some consider…
Friday, 26 February 2016 10:56
EU renegotiation
The Fresh Start group of Conservative MPs has dismissed David Cameron's EU renegotiation as a failure across a series of policy areas, saying many goals had not been attempted or only partially achieved. They said, 'The…
Friday, 26 February 2016 10:54
Jesus depicted as a transgender woman
A play called ‘The Gospel according to Jesus, Queen of Heaven’, performed in a Manchester C of E church and portraying Jesus as a transgender woman who refers to God as ‘mum’, has been called a…
Friday, 26 February 2016 10:52
Defeat looming for Government on Sunday trading
The Government's second attempt to liberalise Sunday trading laws could be defeated before reaching the House of Commons, Christian Today understands. Despite accusations of a ‘lack of transparency’ and a ‘gross abuse of power’, business secretary…
Friday, 26 February 2016 10:50
Prison Service and ‘legal highs’
A prison's problems with new psychoactive substances (NPS) have led to high levels of violence, according to a HM Inspectorate of Prisons report which said that the availability of ‘legal highs’ could also overwhelm health services…