British Isles
Scotland: Trypraying
29 Jan 2016
Last week we highlighted Trypraying’s launch of ‘forty days of prayer’ for Lent, and Parliamentary Prayer Scotland’s promotion of a forty-day prayer call prior to the Holyrood elections on 5 May. We continue, with Prayer for…
Libraries face closure around the UK. A week of events and a nationwide celebration of libraries on 6 February is supported by campaigners and writers highlighting the importance of the public service. Bestselling author Ann Cleeves…
Mali: Swiss nun kidnapped by British militant?
29 Jan 2016
A video released by al-Qaeda features a militant with a British accent claiming responsibility for kidnapping Swiss nun Beatrice Stockly in Mali. She was taken on 7 January when armed militants surrounded her home in Timbuktu.…
Disability benefit cuts
29 Jan 2016
The Government has been defeated in the House of Lords over plans to cut the benefits of people with illness and disabilities. Ministers wanted to cut Employment Support Allowance (ESA) by £30 a week to spur…
Older people are being 'let down by NHS’
29 Jan 2016
English and Welsh health leaders say, ‘Older people in need of urgent help are being failed by the NHS’. Too many over-65s end up in Accident and Emergency unnecessarily because of a lack of help when…
The meeting of Anglican Primates took place in Canterbury last week. At its conclusion, they stated, ‘It is our unanimous desire to walk together. However, given the seriousness of these matters we formally acknowledge this distance…