British Isles
Monday, 19 May 2014 01:00
NHS hit by new tech failure as it scraps patient booking system
The NHS is quietly ditching an electronic booking system for outpatient appointments, Choose and Book, which has cost £356m since 2004, in a further sign of the difficulties of introducing efficient IT systems into the health…
Monday, 19 May 2014 01:00
TV marriage experiment to begin on Channel 4
Strangers will marry after meeting for the first time on a Channel 4 television programme, set to air next year. The series, currently called Married at First Sight, will see TV cameras follow the couples for…
Monday, 19 May 2014 01:00
Marriage is a big issue in the Euro elections
With just under two weeks to the European Parliament elections we’ve got some important news on how your Euro candidates can defend true marriage. These upcoming elections are crucial because Members of the European Parliament have…
Monday, 19 May 2014 01:00
Glasgow 2014: Games ticket 'fiasco' website closed
The organisers of the 2014 Commonwealth Games in Glasgow have closed the ticket website and phone line until ongoing problems with sales can be resolved. Glasgow 2014 said the measure was necessary to address technical issues…
Monday, 19 May 2014 01:00
Kirk to host post-referendum service of reconciliation
The Rev John Chalmers, Moderator Designate of the Church of Scotland, is to conduct a reconciliation service three days after the referendum on Scottish independence. The Church says that the service, to which leading figures from…
Monday, 19 May 2014 01:00
Assisted suicide horror should be resisted, says senior RC
Legalising assisted suicide would open a ‘Pandora’s box’ and lead to ‘horrible consequences’, a senior Roman Catholic Archbishop has said. Archbishop Antonio Mennini explained that the ‘reality’ of assisted suicide should be revealed, as he warned…