British Isles
Ban on legal highs starts
10 Jun 2016
A law banning ‘legal highs’ came into force on Thursday 26 May, with the Government saying it wants to do everything it can to eradicate this abhorrent trade. Legal highs, also called new psychoactive substances, mimic…
Assembly in Belfast
10 Jun 2016
This week (ending today) the Presbyterian Church in Ireland has been holding its General Assembly, its governing and decision-making body. 1,000 people from 545 congregations have been involved in three and a half days of worship,…
Ban on Christian Union 'ludicrous'
10 Jun 2016
Prime Minister David Cameron has said it is ‘ludicrous’ that a college Christian Union could be stopped from meeting under the Government's counter-extremism strategy. Responding to Christian Conservative MP Fiona Bruce during Prime Minister's Questions, Mr…
Praying for the EU referendum
03 Jun 2016
The World Prayer Centre will not make recommendations on how to vote on 23 June, but they do want to mobilise prayer for God's sovereignty over the decision and His wisdom as we make that choice.…
A church in Leamington Spa showed the film Life of Brian on 28 May to a packed audience. Father Christopher Wilson screened the controversial film to raise funds. His decision angered churchgoers who say the satirical…
Britain and corruption
03 Jun 2016
Roberto Saviano spent a decade exposing criminal activities of the Italian Mafia, and has lived under police protection since 2006 when he publicly denounced members of a powerful mafia crime syndicate. Last Saturday, flanked by security…