British Isles
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:02
Songs of Praise in Calais migrant camp
The crew of the BBC's flagship religious show Songs of Praise has arrived in the Calais migrant camp to shoot one of its most controversial episodes yet. They’re to film at a makeshift Ethiopian Orthodox Church…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:01
Fracking: councils told to fast-track decisions
Fracking has transformed the energy market in the US but has caused untold damage through fracking-related earthquakes. In the UK the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is to issue a first wave of licences…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:00
Christian teacher forgives boy who stabbed him in class
Schoolteacher Vincent Uzomah was attacked by a 14-year-old boy at Dixons Kings Academy in Bradford last June. After the assault the boy bragged about the stabbing on Facebook. A judge ordered him to be imprisoned for…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 14:00
Yarl's Wood removal centre of 'national concern'
The Prisons’ Watchdog says, ‘Conditions have deteriorated at Yarl's Wood, an immigration removal centre, to such an extent that it is a place of national concern. Yarl's Wood, in Bedfordshire, was failing vulnerable and pregnant women.…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 13:59
Northern Ireland: Action urged to end paramilitary assaults on children
Twelve children were shot by the paramilitary between 2009 and last year in Northern Ireland and the Human Rights Commission have called on the UK Government to take immediate action to stop violent attacks on children.…
Thursday, 13 August 2015 13:58
Christian MP says, ‘I'm sticking with Burnham despite nominating front-runner Corbyn’
Christian Labour MP Dawn Butler told Premier Radio that she's standing by her decision to nominate leadership contender Jeremy Corbyn, despite backing rival Andy Burnham. The left-winger now has the support of more than half of…