British Isles
Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00
Elderly care home residents auctioned off by councils on 'eBay-style' website
Councils are putting the elderly and disabled ‘up for auction’ on eBay-style websites where care homes bid against each other to offer them a bed. More than a dozen local authorities are listing vulnerable people’s details…
Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00
‘Assisted Suicide’ and ‘Dignity in Dying’
Lord Faulkner’s private members’ bill on ‘Assisted Dying’ was debated again recently. Some issues covered by the private members’ bill attract greater public interest than others. Discussions and votes are an important safety valve, people then…
Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00
Bishop Libby Lane launches anti-human trafficking campaign
Bishop Libby Lane launched a campaign on Monday against human trafficking, her first official engagement since becoming the Church of England's first female bishop. Bishop Lane, who was consecrated last month, visited Manchester Airport to raise…
Tuesday, 17 February 2015 00:00
Loneliness a major middle class problem, says Church
A survey of clergy finds loneliness is a significant problem in both wealthy and deprived areas of England. Loneliness and isolation are England’s most widespread social problems and are common even in affluent middle class areas,…
Friday, 06 February 2015 00:00
Insurance row over vicar's Jesus Christ car stickers
Rev Wena Parry, 75, was told that stickers saying ‘Christ Must Be Saviour’ and ‘Christ For Me’ could be regarded as ‘modifications’ and could invalidate her insurance policy. Rev Parry, from Cymmer in Neath Port Talbot,…
Friday, 06 February 2015 00:00
BBC accused of sidelining religion by axing top post
The BBC has been accused of treating religion as the ‘fag end’ of its priorities at a time of massive global upheaval after announcing it is to scrap its high-profile position of head of religion to…