The Rev Dr Martyn Atkins, General Secretary of the Methodist Church, signed up to the 10:10 campaign yesterday on behalf of over 100 staff at Methodist Church House in London.

Campaigners have welcomed the news that chocolate giant Nestlé UK will announce its four finger Kit Kat bars are to be fairly traded, but unhappy that its two finger bars will be exempt

As the more than 400 representatives to the British Methodist Conference tackled high profile issues such as nuclear weapons and the blessing of same sex relationships, they also were aware that their diverse convictions could make for contentious debate ñ writes Kathleen LaCamera from UMNS.