British Isles
Iain Duncan Smith, the Work and Pension Secretary, says that after the Paris terror attacks, ‘people need to know there is something else in their lives', and that politicians need to be more open about their…
Alarm voiced over ban on Lord’s Prayer
27 Nov 2015
Pressure is mounting on cinema advertising chiefs to reverse a ban on an advert featuring the Lord’s Prayer. The cinema chains, Odeon, Vue and Cineworld, banned the one-minute film earlier this week in case it ‘offends’…
Cameron calls for airstrikes against IS in Syria
27 Nov 2015
Prime Minister David Cameron told MPs on Thursday it was time to join airstrikes by other nations against Islamic State militants in Syria, saying Britain cannot ‘subcontract its security to other countries’. He needs to persuade…
Nigel Farage has said that some British Muslims are ‘conflicted in their loyalties’ between the UK way of life and what some elements within their faith are telling them. He said there must be a battle…
Non-urgent services will be cancelled on three days in December, after 98% of junior doctors backed strike action in a British Medical Association ballot. Dr Mark Porter, chair of the BMA council, said, ‘We regret the…
More people being helped by UK foodbanks
20 Nov 2015
The Government is proclaiming that our economy is doing well, but there are still many thousands of people in the UK who are forced to rely on charities for food and clothes. This type of report…