Articles
Global prayer for stability
19 Feb 2016
Syria, Iraq, Libya and Yemen are no longer viable nation-states. A number of nations are supporting fighters who have ruthlessly taken many innocent lives. Refugees are streaming into Western nations, with all the resulting challenges and…
Three wards at Leicester Royal Infirmary have closed after 16 cancer patients were diagnosed with swine flu. The patients have been isolated to avoid an outbreak. Another three people with flu are being treated at the…
A sex abuse survivor accused the Church of England of attempts to prevent him from sharing his story. Graham Sawyer was abused by Bishop Peter Ball in 1970 and 1980. In a General Synod fringe meeting…
Serving migrants in our midst
19 Feb 2016
UK cities are taking in refugees, Birmingham has taken 50, but the need is enormous. Birmingham’s refugees are mostly Eritreans, Afghans, Sudanese and Iranians. Many need housing, all need friendship and support. People wanting to help…
More than a thousand NHS patients in England in the past four years have suffered from serious mistakes that should never happen. These ‘never events’ included a man who had a testicle removed rather than just…
British military training establishments
19 Feb 2016
The ongoing news about the Deepcut inquiry keeps military training establishments in our minds. Initial training is conducted at training centres around the country - which one you’ll go to depends on your age and which…