British Isles
The inquiry into gambling laws promised in the election manifesto should have begun this month. But the culture and media department now says it is ‘not imminent’. The UK betting industry has seen revenues surge to…
Church pastor deception
12 Nov 2020
Mariam Mbula is currently senior pastor with Salvation Proclaimers Anointed Church (SPAC Nation). Its leaders, including Mariam, encourage young congregants to take out loans and give huge sums to the church. The church was founded by…
We would like to invite our readers to unite in a UK Day of Prayer for our communities and for significant breakthrough this Friday. The Evangelical Alliance (EA) has called a UK Day of Prayer for…
Captain Tom encourages fundraising for lonely
06 Nov 2020
Captain Sir Tom Moore raised £33m for the NHS by walking 100 laps of his Bedfordshire garden before his 100th birthday. Now in the second lockdown, he has launched a new campaign to get people walking…
Lockdown will worsen mental health challenges
06 Nov 2020
42 mental health experts have warned that lockdown will trigger a spike in suicide, self-harm, alcoholism and domestic abuse. In an open letter to the Government, they said the longer the lockdown lasts, the worse this…
Security alert upgraded
06 Nov 2020
The UK terrorism threat has been upgraded to ‘severe’ after terror attacks in Vienna and France. This is its second-highest level, meaning that an attack is ‘highly likely’. Previously it was simply deemed ‘likely’. Home secretary…