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BBC: content too Christian?
20 May 2016
An internal review by the BBC says its content is ‘too Christian’ and should be more balanced. Aaqil Ahmed, a Muslim and the BBC's head of religion and ethics, compiled a report that suggests the company…
Threat to pupils: 100 illegal schools uncovered
20 May 2016
Ofsted has warned, ‘Thousands more children than previously thought are at risk of harm and indoctrination in illegal madrassas and faith schools.’ Inspectors uncovered 100 ‘underground’ schools across Britain, many catering to very religious communities. A…
Detained British-Iranian woman - update
20 May 2016
Last week we prayed for Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe, a British charity worker who was arrested at Baghdad airport and held in solitary confinement without charge. A campaign to free her was instigated with a petition to David…
Midwives head in abortion row
20 May 2016
Cathy Warwick, the chief executive of the Royal College of Midwives, has been attacked for her decision to give the union's backing to a campaign to scrap the abortion time limit without consulting its members. She…
Archbishop’s call to end AIDS by 2030
20 May 2016
The Archbishop of Canterbury has given his strong support to the work of community-based responses to the global AIDS epidemic. In a video message released before next month’s High-Level Meeting on Ending AIDS (8-10 June), Archbishop…
Soldiers’ defective body armour
20 May 2016
British soldiers are raising concerns about their new Israeli-made, army-issue body armour – with one troop suggesting parts of the latest load-carrying system may as well be ‘used as fire fuel.’ The criticism focuses on parts…