British Isles
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
NI council calls for quango to drop Christian bakery case
A local council in Northern Ireland is calling for a taxpayer-funded equality quango to drop its legal case against a Christian-run bakery.(Previously reported in Prayer Alert.) Members of Craigavon Borough Council voted 13 to 8 in…
Thursday, 15 January 2015 00:00
Doctors warn of patient misery as A&E crisis hits planned surgery
Thousands of patients whose operations have been cancelled because of the growing turmoil in the UK’s A&E departments are facing prolonged anxiety, discomfort and pain while they wait for a new date for their surgery. A…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Councils want tougher powers to crack down on bookmakers
New powers are needed to curb the rise of betting shops which are ‘saturating’ high streets, according to the Local Government Association. The group, which represents English councils, also wants to see the maximum £100 stake…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Power of prayer extolled in Parliament as Bill advances
A Bill about councils’ ‘freedom to pray’ has received support from the Government and the Labour Party. During a debate on the issue, Jake Berry MP, who proposed the Bill, encouraged public officials to reflect on…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
First 'gender-abortion' case in Crown Court in January
What is believed to be the UK's first 'gender-abortion' prosecution is to proceed to the Crown Court, following a hearing at Manchester and Salford Magistrates' Court. Friday 16 January 2015 has been set as the date…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
UK Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey has 'stabilised'
A British nurse who was diagnosed with Ebola after returning from Sierra Leone is still in a critical condition, but has stabilised, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt says. He said Pauline Cafferkey was getting the ‘best possible…