British Isles
Scotland’s violence in classrooms
24 Mar 2022
Scotland’s school curriculum should be scrapped and replaced with a ‘traditional’ system, the Scottish Tories have said, amid warnings that classroom discipline has almost completely broken down. Teachers are now routinely being attacked, spat on, and…
P&O Ferries sackings 'illegal'
24 Mar 2022
800 P&O ferry staff were sacked over Zoom recently. The Government said it was told the night before but assumed a redundancy consultation was being announced. Three P&O ships were moored at Dover when the company…
Churches across the UK have marked the second anniversary of the first Covid-19 lockdown with walls of reflection and remembrance in cathedrals and churches as people brought photos, prayers and memories to honour those who have…
UK households hosting refugees
17 Mar 2022
The Government is looking at using the properties of Russian oligarchs sanctioned by the UK for ‘humanitarian purposes’ to house Ukrainian refugees. However there is ‘quite a high legal bar’, and this measure would lapse as…
Nazanin and Anoosheh: pray for healing
17 Mar 2022
Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe and Anoosheh Ashoori are now united with their families in the UK after years of detention in the notorious Evin Prison, which has a reputation for torture and abusing human rights. Over the years,…
Covid infections rising again across UK
17 Mar 2022
Covid infections are increasing across the UK with about one in 25 people infected, according to the latest estimates from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). In Scotland, 300,000 people - one in 18 - have…