by Agency Reporter | Oct 7, 2023 | Briefing
A NEW report by Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) reveals that UK arms exports nearly doubled in 2022 to £8.5 billion. This is the highest level of Single Issue Export Licences (SIELS) since records began. The figure is driven, in part, by the delivery of Eurofighter...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 7, 2023 | Briefing
MORE THAN 400 Christian leaders from around the UK have called on Prime Minister Rishi Sunak to cancel the Rosebank oil field, which Christian charity Operation Noah and Church leaders say “will not provide energy security, uphold our obligations to care for our...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 6, 2023 | Briefing
A PRE-INQUEST review (PIR) hearing into the death of Jodey Whiting will be held on Friday 24 November 2023 at Teesside Magistrates Court. The hearing marks a triumph for Whiting’s mother Joy Dove, who has fought for the past four years for a second inquest into...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 6, 2023 | Briefing
THE global economy is at “a critical juncture”, with some economies thriving and expanding, while others falter and slow down, says the UN’s trade and development body, UNCTAD. The UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) reports that world economic growth is...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 5, 2023 | Briefing
A GROUP of Christians has completed a four day pilgrimage from Barrow-in-Furness to Grange-over-Sands, calling for an end to nuclear weapons and praying for world peace. The group, which included worshippers from a range of denominations and traditions, started at...
by Agency Reporter | Oct 5, 2023 | Briefing
YARL’S WOOD, an immigration removal centre (IRC) holding both men and women near Bedford, is no longer safe enough according to a recent inspection by HM Inspectorate of Prisons. Despite there being little overt violence, 41 per cent of those held there said...
