British Isles
Monday, 25 November 2013 11:23
Bereavement: Workers 'Should Get Paid Leave'
Campaigners are urging the Government to give workers the legal right to paid leave if they have been affected by a family bereavement amid growing public support for the move. Two thirds of people said it…
Monday, 25 November 2013 11:21
Bishops support White Ribbon Campaign
More than 60 bishops around the country wore a white ribbon last Monday to support the campaign dedicated to stamping out gender-based violence. Many visited local projects and used Twitter to raise awareness. The Bishop of…
Saturday, 16 November 2013 15:07
Prisons Week: A call to community
hristians across the UK are being invited to pray for prisoners during 'Prisons Week' from 17 to 23 November. The campaign, which has been running since 1975 and uses the tagline 'Stand in the Light', aims…
Saturday, 16 November 2013 15:02
British Armed Forces in Afghanistan
The penultimate British force has arrived in Helmand province in southern Afghanistan. These troops were once in more than 130 bases, but this is now down to five, and will reduce still further. They now rarely…
Saturday, 16 November 2013 15:01
Plans to outlaw Christian street preachers
This Government is fast becoming the most authoritarian threat to our liberties of the modern era. The Home Secretary Theresa May is intent on outlawing anything that people may find 'annoying'. John Bingham writes in the…
Monday, 11 November 2013 10:46
Parents fear 'sexualised culture' of music videos
Many parents fear music videos have become too sexualised and violent, the founder of a parenting website has said. Siobhan Freegard, of Netmums, said parents were not prudes, but felt things had "gone too far". In…