British Isles
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:28
Freedom of religion or belief London conference
To strengthen international efforts to ensure freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), the government will host an international conference in London on 5 and 6 July. Promoting FoRB is one of the UK’s long-standing human rights…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:27
Blessing the Commonwealth Games
The Commonwealth Games start Thursday 28th July and end Monday 8th August in Birmingham. They are known as ‘the friendly games’. As thousands of athletes and officials arrive from the 54 nations, The World Prayer Centre…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:24
UK military defence pledge for Ukraine
After President Zelensky told NATO he wants the war to finish ‘before winter sets in’, the UK pledged an additional £1bn of military aid to Ukraine. This brings UK military aid to £2.3bn plus £1.5bn spent…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:23
Jehovah Witnesses – child sex abuse database
The religious organisation, Jehovah’s Witness, has kept details of molestation accusations against members over the last 25 years at its headquarters known as Bethel. Documentation obtained by The Telegraph newspaper shows that senior officials - known…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:23
£130m given to housing providers
Over £132m of taxpayers’ money for housing the most vulnerable people has been handed to providers who exploit the system. Huge sums in housing benefit for ‘exempt accommodation’ have been given to organisations since 2018 despite…
Friday, 01 July 2022 15:22
Home Office challenged over post-Brexit EU citizens in UK
A statutory body set up to monitor and review EU citizens’ rights after Brexit will review Home Office rules impacting 2.5 million European nationals living in the UK. The Independent Monitoring Authority (IMA) is challenging the…