British Isles
Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:58
Queen gives warning to C of E Synod
The Queen has spoken of the ‘difficult’ and ‘painful’ choices facing the Church of England as she formally opened the Church's General Synod. She spoke of the ‘need to communicate the Gospel with joy and conviction…
Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:56
Irish flee 'Celtic Tiger' for a better life
Young Irish, in particular, hope that emigration isn't their only option, but amid news of the Ireland bailout, some aren't waiting around. Many of them are expressing deep concerns about their futures. Andrew Murphy, a recent…
Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:55
Christmas bonuses 'discriminate'
Guinness Care and Support is refusing to pay its staff overtime for working at Christmas because it claims the move would discriminate against other religions. A staff member said: ‘We have learnt that senior head office…
Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:53
Concern over Beyoncé advert
The Christian Institute has voiced concern over sexually explicit advertising after a perfume advert for Beyoncé’s new perfume was deemed unsuitable for daytime television. Mike Judge, of The Christian Institute, raised concern over the effect of…
Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:51
Pupils 'learn to cut off hands of thieves'
Up to 5,000 Muslim children at a network of Islamic schools across Britain are being taught how to chop off the hands of thieves and that Jews are plotting to take over the world. This was…
Thursday, 25 November 2010 15:49
Pupils aged ten viewing pornography
One in three children is accessing a ‘tsunami’ of explicit pornographic images on the internet by the age of ten, a study has revealed. Four in five teenagers regularly look up unsuitable photographs or film on…