British Isles
Thursday, 21 March 2013 21:09
Church hounded from hotel over its traditional beliefs
A church in Aberdeen was blocked from holding a Sunday service in a hotel function room because of the church’s beliefs about sex and marriage. The Gilcomston Church has recently broken away from the Church of…
Monday, 18 March 2013 10:27
Catastrophic Antibiotic Threat: 'Untreatable Infections' Coming
Health officials in the United Kingdom are warning of possible catastrophic consequences after the emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria. One of the reasons antibiotic resistance is on the increase is the fact that bacteria are adapting quicker…
Monday, 18 March 2013 10:25
Majority of UK children 'living below the breadline by 2015', says TUC
Government welfare and tax changes, together with lower than forecast wage growth, will leave the majority of children in the UK living in families below the breadline by 2015, according to new Trades Union Congress research.…
Monday, 18 March 2013 10:24
Season of change for Wycliffe Bible Translators
2014 will be a big year for Wycliffe Bible Translators with the relocation of their headquarters and celebrations to mark their 50th anniversary in the UK. The charity has announced the sale of the Wycliffe Centre…
Monday, 18 March 2013 10:22
MPs attack Government’s 'downgrading’ of religious education
Religious education in schools is to come under attack in a report which will warn that more than half of those who teach the subject do not have any expertise. A cross-party group of MPs, peers…
Friday, 15 March 2013 19:39
Police corruption in Wales
No police officer in Wales has been prosecuted for police corruption in the last four years despite scores of complaints .In Freedom of Information responses to questions from Plaid Cymru the four Welsh police forces disclosed…