British Isles
Thursday, 31 July 2014 01:00
Ebola virus a threat to UK, Philip Hammond warns
The Ebola virus, which has killed more than 670 people in West Africa, poses a threat to the UK, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond has told the BBC. He said he would chair an emergency Cobra meeting…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
More Than Gold prayer points for the Commonwealth Games
We give thanks for the Queen's Baton Relay and the many churches across Scotland who gave away Penny Gospels, shortbread medals and balloons, painted faces, served lunches and teas to demonstrate hospitality to thousands. Now More…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
Britain’s youth fighting in Syria
Last month two men from Cardiff and one from Aberdeen featured in an online recruitment video by Isis urging western Muslims to join the fighting with the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria. On Monday…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
Ireland confronts past treatment of unmarried mothers
The Republic of Ireland is to investigate the homes for children born outside marriage and their mothers, run by religious institutions for most of the last century. It follows concerns over the deaths of almost 800…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
Abortion at 39 weeks prompts outrage from British politicians
A woman who had an abortion at 39 weeks has prompted outrage from British politicians. The women in question allegedly terminated her pregnancy just days before her due date as her unborn child was considered at…
Thursday, 24 July 2014 01:00
Fears of Islamophobia gave activists free rein in Birmingham schools
A scathing report has prompted a call for a rethink of schools oversight as MP threatens to name council officials who took no action. A group of fundamentalist ‘activists’, mostly men of Pakistani origin, infiltrated the…