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Friday, 27 November 2015 18:30
India: Nellore floods prayer request
Nellore is a city on the banks of the Penna River in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. The city is the fourth most populous settlement of the state, well known for its agriculture and aquaculture.…
Friday, 27 November 2015 18:29
Don't approach Synod as a place of suspicion and conflict
On Tuesday, at the beginning of the tenth Church of England General Synod, Archbishop Justin Welby used his presidential address to say he had two fears for the Synod. ‘If I might begin with the worst,’…
Friday, 27 November 2015 18:28
Talking Jesus: New Year prayer call
The Evangelical Alliance, HOPE, and the Church of England are launching a time of prayer from 31 December 2015 to 3 January 2016 in response to the game-changing research about perceptions of Jesus published earlier this…
Friday, 27 November 2015 18:27
Jeremy Hunt and junior doctors in talks to avert strikes
Hopes are rising that a series of strikes by junior doctors can be averted as their leaders and the health secretary hold talks at ACAS to try to settle their dispute. Negotiations to find a compromise…
Friday, 27 November 2015 18:27
Alarming scale of steroid abuse in Welsh rugby
UK anti-doping figures reveal that Welsh rugby players constitute 34% of all sportspeople serving drugs bans. An ex-player told BBC Wales he is surprised more people have not been banned, but WRU chief Martyn Phillips says…
Friday, 27 November 2015 18:26
Iain Duncan Smith’s comments on terror and the faith of politicians
Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pension Secretary, says that after the Paris terror attacks, ‘people need to know there is something else in their lives', and that politicians need to be more open about their…