British Isles & Ireland
Thursday, 21 April 2011 14:30
Girls go top of the class for cyber-bullying
Teachers will today call for an investigation into rising levels of poor behaviour among girls in the classroom. The girls, they argue, are more likely to resort to cyber-bullying – the form of bullying utilising the…
Thursday, 21 April 2011 14:29
Electrician faces sack for displaying cross in his van
An electrician faces the sack for displaying a palm cross in the window of his company van. Colin Atkinson, 64, from Wakefield, has been called to a disciplinary hearing at the housing association where he has…
Thursday, 21 April 2011 14:27
The collapse of family life
The astonishing speed at which traditional family life has collapsed is laid bare in a recent report. Shocking figures reveal that births outside marriage are at their highest level in two centuries and nearly half of…
Thursday, 21 April 2011 14:26
Kate Middleton's confirmed belief
There was no pressure for Kate Middleton to get confirmed - she did it because she wanted to. Confirmation is a public declaration of a Christian faith, so for once it is possible to talk about…
Thursday, 21 April 2011 14:24
Euthanasia video for pupils features Dr Death
School children are being taught about euthanasia using a video that includes demonstrations by a notorious assisted suicide campaigner nicknamed Dr Death. Pupils as young as 14 are being shown the 20-minute film which features Dr…
Monday, 18 April 2011 21:55
Manchester: ‘The Spirit of Life’ event
Further to our report in last week’s Prayer Alert that Manchester Cathedral was to host a new age festival, it has come to light that the reports were not accurate and had been sensationalised by much…