British Isles
Friday, 27 August 2010 13:30
Budget creating 'huge hardship'
Church Action on Poverty has voiced concern over the impact of George Osborne’s Budget one day after a respected think tank warned that financial cutbacks were hitting the poor hardest. The Institute for Fiscal Studies said…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:10
Church bells to highlight toll of biodiversity
Church bells across the country will ring in tune with the United Nations next month to mark crucial international talks on biodiversity. As the bells toll at the UN headquarters in both New York and Nairobi,…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:09
Legacies as part of Christian's discipleship
Christian relief and development agency Tearfund is asking Christians to consider leaving a legacy in their will as part of their discipleship. Tearfund made the call following its decision to join the Christian Legacy consortium, a…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:07
British brothels have 12,000 foreign 'sex slaves'
A new report commissioned by the Association of Chief Police Officers revealed for the first time the true scale of immigration prostitution and trafficking. At least 2,600 women were confirmed as being trafficked into England and…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:05
Charity begins at home?
Marolin Watson of Hope UK has expressed concern that we are quick to support international outreach, but may be neglecting the needs on our own doorstep? Children and young people in Great Britain are losing their…
Wednesday, 25 August 2010 12:04
Two registrars subjected to investigation over beliefs
Two registrars at Lambeth Council are under investigation because they swapped shifts in order to accommodate their religious beliefs over homosexual civil partnerships. The informal arrangement came to light when it was praised as an example…