British Isles
Thursday, 24 September 2015 16:56
Teenage suicide
It’s hard to say how many young people attempt to take their lives each year. The way the data is reported and collected also means that exact figures for teen suicides are not readily available. We do…
Thursday, 24 September 2015 16:55
Free school meals for infants could be scrapped
George Osborne is turning his attention to his November spending review, and free school lunches for infants could be scrapped. To provide free hot meals for all schoolchildren between four and seven, regardless of their parents’…
Thursday, 24 September 2015 16:53
Sharia gender discrimination in UK
Campaign group Equal and Free has launched a website highlighting the impact of sharia law on UK women. Sharia discriminates against women and girls, and the site carries true stories of women who have faced such…
Thursday, 24 September 2015 16:52
UK church leaders expressing solidarity for refugees
English and French bishops took part in a 'Welcome Refugee' day of action in Calais, while other UK church leaders returned from meeting thousands fleeing conflict on the Greek-Macedonian border. The Roman Catholic Archbishop of Southwark…
Thursday, 24 September 2015 16:51
Gospel singer on X Factor
A Gospel singer from Camden, London, has made it through to the next stages of the televised X Factor competition. Over the weekend Jennifer Phillips, 49, made it through the Boot Camp phase of the show.…
Thursday, 24 September 2015 16:50
Northern Ireland: Shooting, semtex, and Church plea for reconciliation
A 25-year-old man was shot in the leg in Belfast on 14 September. Sinn Féin MLA Pat Sheehan said, ‘This attack must be condemned by everyone. Those who carried it out are not doing it in…