British Isles
Ten days of constant prayer June 2-11
02 Jun 2011
will pray for the ten days leading up to Pentecost, the Global Day of Prayer. Beginning on Ascension Day, June 2, millions of Christians will find ways to pray night and day throughout the ten days…
Ban ‘Girls Gone Wild’ filming in UK say MPs
02 Jun 2011
MPs want to block an American TV show, which entices drunken girls on the street to strip off and perform lewd acts in front of the cameras, from coming to the UK. The show, called Girls…
Christians in the UK are being persecuted – MP
02 Jun 2011
People seem to be able to do whatever they like against Christianity, but not Islam, says one MP. Christian MP David Simpson has raised his concern over the treatment of Christians in the United Kingdom and…
Decline of the family day out
02 Jun 2011
The high cost of a typical day out and parents’ hectic work schedules mean families spend less time getting away from the daily routine than in the past. A survey of 2,000 adults by researchers at…
The Bishop of London has warned that fundamental concepts vital to British society will be unsustainable without a Christian underpinning. The Rt Revd Richard Chartres said Britain’s culture and civilisation were founded on the Bible, and…
Arrests after patient abuse caught on film
02 Jun 2011
Police in Bristol have arrested four people after secret filming by BBC Panorama found a pattern of serious abuse at a residential hospital. Andrew McDonnell, who works with adults with mental disabilities, labelled some of the…