British Isles
Thursday, 17 December 2020 18:43
Rash Christmas Covid rules
In a joint editorial, two leading medical journals have said the UK's plan to ease Covid rules over Christmas is a ‘rash decision’ that will ‘cost many lives’. They said people might see the lifting of…
Thursday, 17 December 2020 18:41
Justin Bieber joins NHS choir for Christmas
Justin Bieber has teamed up with the Lewisham and Greenwich NHS choir to record a Christmas single, a remix of the star's single Holy, which reached number seven in October. The charity collaboration comes five years…
Thursday, 17 December 2020 18:38
Worshippers must reserve seats at Christmas
A Church of England spokesman has said, ‘At Christmas around six million people of all ages wish to attend services to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Covid-19 has meant it is necessary to limit the capacity…
Thursday, 17 December 2020 18:36
Christmas hardship for many
This year has been tough for us all, but for millions of the poorest in our country life is now desperate. They don’t know where their next meal is coming from and are facing a Christmas…
Thursday, 17 December 2020 18:31
Making ethical decisions that value human life
As the first Covid-19 vaccines are rolled out, many people are asking what Christians should think about the safety of vaccines developed and tested so quickly. There are questions around the equitable distribution of vaccines both…
Thursday, 10 December 2020 20:42
Vaccination programme
On 8 December a mass Covid-19 vaccination programme began, starting with the elderly, health workers, and carers. The next day, after two NHS workers suffered allergic reactions to the vaccine, a warning was issued that such…