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UK to take thousands more child refugees
22 Apr 2016
The UK is to take in up to 3,000 more refugees - most of them vulnerable children - from the war-torn Syria region. Several hundred are expected to be resettled by April 2017, and the rest…
Greece: sun's rays spark Olympic Games flame
22 Apr 2016
Yesterday, in southern Greece, the flame for the Olympic Games in Brazil was lit, using the sun's rays, by an actor performing the role of a high priestess. The torch will be taken by various runners…
The migration crisis and economic problems are threatening both the survival of the European Union and the stability of Eurasia’s entrenched dictatorships, according to an annual report on democracy in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans,…
The Queen turns ninety
22 Apr 2016
Yesterday the Queen became the country's first nonagenarian sovereign. She celebrated with a walkabout with the Duke of Edinburgh to meet members of the public and at midday gun salutes were held across the UK. Later…
Watch and pray for the EU referendum
22 Apr 2016
The vote, and the actions the nation takes after the vote, need soaking in prayer. We are entering a time of political and economic uncertainty. The World Prayer Centre believes this vote is an individual decision…
Sexual violence and harassment in schools
22 Apr 2016
After a freedom of information request the BBC revealed 5,500 sexual offences were recorded in UK schools between 2011 and 2014. Over 600 were rapes, and 1/5th of offences were carried out by children on children.…