British Isles
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:45
Black priest claiming 'racism' as parish is dissolved
Rev Yvonne Clarke was ordained as a deacon in 1987 and has served All Saints Shirley, in Southwark Diocese, for over 20 years. On 29 September the diocese decided to divide the parish between St George’s…
Thursday, 30 September 2021 22:42
Street preacher accuses police of overreacting
Pastor Peter Simpson, a Methodist minister, was preaching outside Uxbridge Station in August when 14 officers approached him. The Met Police confirmed that officers had received complaints that a man was using homophobic language and had…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:18
Bishop to the military prays for peace
Rt Rev Hugh Nelson is the new Bishop to the Armed Forces: he was formally licensed by Justin Welby on 20 September. This role will be in addition to his work as Bishop of St Germans…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:13
Gas crisis: CO2 shortage
Rising gas prices caused fertiliser factories to close on 20 September, cutting 60% of the supply of carbon dioxide (CO2) to the food and drinks industry. There were warnings of supermarket shortages, because CO2 extends the…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:10
Gas crisis: energy firms close down
Avro Energy and Green Supplier collapsed on 22 September, and the sector's regulator warned ‘well above’ hundreds of thousands of customers will have to be moved to new suppliers whose tariff may be more expensive. Avro…
Thursday, 23 September 2021 22:08
Justin Welby asks PM to pay war widows their 'rightful pension'
The Archbishop of Canterbury has called on the government to ‘put right’ the fact that a group of war widows who remarried after the deaths of their husbands, are not allowed to claim their pensions. He…