Articles
What does ‘taken into care’ mean?
30 Jul 2015
Some of the worst cases of child abuse have been uncovered in recent years, causing some social workers to put caution before common sense. Recently children are being taken from their parents on the slightest whiff…
Fear of talking about our faith to friends
30 Jul 2015
Simon Edwards, Assistant Chaplain of the Oxford Centre for Christian Apologetics, says that in Acts 24 they talked about Jesus wherever they went. When we think of evangelism, we think of sermons, crusades and events. But…
Edinburgh Festival euthanasia machine not a joke
30 Jul 2015
Controversial assisted dying activist Dr Philip Nitschke, dubbed 'Dr Death', will perform at the Edinburgh Fringe festival using his euthanasia machine. Dr Nitschke will ask his audience - some of whom may be terminally ill -…
Soldiers’ deaths in training accidents
30 Jul 2015
Figures released under Freedom of Information laws have showed that a British serviceman dies in a training accident every six weeks, and there have been 125 deaths during armed forces exercises in the past fifteen years.…
Barristers began striking on Monday in solidarity with defence solicitors protesting over cuts to legal aid. The legal aid system pays lawyers from public funds to provide representation for people facing legal proceedings. James Bogle, a…
Cyprus: United States of Cyprus?
30 Jul 2015
President Nicos Anastasiades expressed hope that there would be a solution to the Cypriot divide and the island’s name could be ‘United States of Cyprus’. In an interview with a Turkish newspaper he said that both…