British Isles
Thursday, 13 September 2012 21:20
Christians pray for ‘seismic shift’ in Britain
Christians gathered in central London on Tuesday to pray for God to unite the Church and change the spiritual climate of secular Britain. It was the last prayer meeting by the organisers of the National Day…
Friday, 07 September 2012 11:11
Annual disability sport festival for Olympic Park
An annual festival of disability sport is to be staged at the Olympic Park as part of a £2m package of future Paralympic plans at the east London venue. It is to be linked to a…
Friday, 07 September 2012 11:09
Christian charity donates wheelchairs to Paralympians
With Oscar Pistorius’ unexpected defeat in the men’s T44 200 metre race on Sunday night came an upsurge of interest in the technical side of the Paralympics, namely - do longer blades give the runner an…
Friday, 07 September 2012 11:07
Paralympic athletes 'working harder to break records'
The high number of records being broken at the London 2012 Paralympics is more down to the quality of athletes than improved technology, organisers say. At the half way point of the Games, 228 Paralympic records…
Friday, 07 September 2012 11:02
How murderball film changed view of disabled sport
Murderball, which followed the United States wheelchair rugby team during their 2004 Paralympic campaign, gathered a string of glowing critical reviews from the movie critics. The film centres on the USA and Canadian teams, following their…
Friday, 07 September 2012 10:50
Study links teen cannabis use with lower IQ
Teenagers who regularly use cannabis could be permanently impairing their mental development and lowering their IQ, according to a major new study. Researchers found that heavy users who started regularly using the drug before the age…