by Agency Reporter | Apr 14, 2024 | Briefing
THE CREDIT CONDITIONS SURVEY for the first quarter of 2024, published by the Bank of England on 11 April, has revealed a rise in default rates on credit cards and other loans, while overall demand for unsecured lending has increased. Lenders expect this trend to...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 13, 2024 | Briefing
AS PEOPLE OF FAITH in an election year, how are we called to work towards honest dialogue and respectful listening in political and social engagement? How do we seek good governance in all seats of power; local, national, and global? What is our response when we are...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 13, 2024 | Briefing
THE FIRST ANNIVERSARY of the conflict in Sudan will be marked by the Sudan International Humanitarian Conference on Monday 15 April. France, the European Union and Germany will host the conference in Paris, aimed at increasing funding for the response, overcoming...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 12, 2024 | Briefing
JULIAN ASSANGE has been detained at HMP Belmarsh, a high-security facility in south-east London for five years, as he fights an extradition request from the US authorities. Assange faces prosecution in the USA under the Espionage Act of 1917 – a wartime law never...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 12, 2024 | Briefing
LIFTING barriers to onshore wind and solar power could produce 13 times more electricity than the current levels generated by these sources in England, new research has found. To demonstrate the country’s renewable power potential, researchers at Exeter University’s...