British Isles
Call for drugs to be decriminalised
17 Jun 2016
A report by the Royal Society for Public Health and the Faculty of Public Health said the Government's approach to a ‘drugs policy’ had failed, and there should be a greater focus on treatment and education.…
Special needs units - disabled children
17 Jun 2016
Plans to shake up special educational needs funding for people with disabilities could see special units close. Cuts from £10,000 to £6,000 a year would be ‘disastrous’ and would not address the wide disparity in funding…
Proposal for Holloway women's centre
17 Jun 2016
The Prison Reform Trust has proposed the establishment of a women’s centre on the site of the existing visitors’ centre at HMP Holloway, which is due to close later this month. Last December the trust wrote…
Magna Carta anniversary
17 Jun 2016
This week, on the anniversary of the Magna Carta (15 June), we can remember the words signed by King John that formed its first clause, ‘that for us and our heirs in perpetuity, the church shall…
Ibiza: answer to persevering prayer
10 Jun 2016
Two years ago a family moved to Ibiza to pray for an ostracised group of Roma gypsies. The Ibiza Roma are considered substandard and not deserving respect. A big part of the family’s journey was challenging…
Proof that God exists
10 Jun 2016
One of the world’s most respected scientists said that there is scientific proof that points to the existence of God. Michio Kaku (one of the developers of the revolutionary String Theory) said, ‘I have concluded that…