British Isles
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Schools 'struggling to cope' with students self-harming
Schools are struggling to deal with rising numbers of students self-harming, two major teaching unions say. The number of pupils hurting themselves is said to be at a high. NHS figures obtained by BBC Newsbeat show…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Scottish Churches Housing Action to mark 20-year anniversary
Scottish Churches Housing Action, which brings together 13 Christian denominations and organisations nationwide, with a commitment to ending homelessness, will be 20 years old this month. The precise anniversary is 17 January 2015 and it will…
Thursday, 08 January 2015 00:00
Fighting for the vulnerable in 2015
The Eastern Daily Press writes ‘We believe that some of the most vulnerable people in Norfolk and Suffolk are not getting the support they need or deserve and we cannot stand by and watch that happen.…
Sunday, 28 December 2014 00:00
‘Tolerance doesn’t mean apologising for Christianity’
British society must not shy away from its own beliefs or traditions such as saying ‘Happy Christmas’ instead of ‘Happy Holidays’, former Cabinet Minister Liam Fox has said. In an online video message, former Cabinet Minister…
Sunday, 28 December 2014 00:00
Symphysiotomy – Ireland’s brutal alternative to caesareans
They were never asked for their consent – but symphysiotomy caused the Irish mothers subjected to it catastrophic long-term health problems. Symphysiotomy is a controversial operation that was seldom used in the rest of Europe after…
Sunday, 28 December 2014 00:00
Churches facilitate social integration, research suggests
Churches are among the few places in the UK that successfully bring people together from different ethnic backgrounds and from different financial circumstances, new research for the Social Integration Commission suggests. The commission appointed Ipsos Mori…