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Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Post Office 'failings' over cash shortfall investigations
The Post Office failed to find out why large cash shortfalls occurred at sub-post offices before starting civil and criminal proceedings against sub-postmasters, according to a report by forensic accountants. The report looked into complaints by…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Sharp rise in number of schoolgirls with emotional issues
Teenage years could never be described as an easy ride emotionally, but according to new research, it would seem that, for girls at least, early adolescence is getting increasingly difficult. According to new research emotional problems…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Police report sharp rise in religious and race hate crimes in London
Anti-Muslim sentiment is widely considered to have increased in the UK, particularly with the rise of IS and following the January Charlie Hebdo attack in Paris. Race and religious hate crime have increased by more than…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Church to tackle bullying and harassment
The Methodist Council has pledged to tackle issues of bullying and harassment within the Church. The move is a response to concerns raised about the vulnerability of churches to destructive patterns of behaviour and affirms the…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
Justin Welby: 'Islamic State is deeply evil'
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, described Islamic State (IS) as ‘deeply evil’, after news broke on Sunday that 30 Christians had been killed by the jihadist group in Libya. The Archbishop travelled to Egypt on…
Thursday, 23 April 2015 01:00
South Africa: A call for prayer amid ‘tit-for-tat’ measures
South African President Jacob Zuma called churches to lead the nation in praying for peace and friendship following xenophobic violence in Durban, Johannesburg and other parts of the country. ‘The majority of South Africans believe in…