Stop playing politics with prison, inspector demands

For the third year running Her Majesty’s Inspector of Prisons, Anne Owers, a former human rights campaigner, has hit the headlines with a hard-hitting report on Britain’s dire prison situation, calling for action not political posturing. In 2006 the...

Scottish pagan gathering spells worry for some Christians

Some Christian groups in Scotland are anxious about druids, wiccans and other traditional religionists from across the UK gathering in a small north-east community this summer, reports the Scotsman newspaper. The Pagan Federation is intending to hold its first summer...

UK and world protests call for end to Gaza blockade

Tens of thousands of protestors, including demonstrators in five cities across the UK, joined an international day of action on Saturday 26 January in support of the 1.5 million people blockaded in Gaza by Israeli military action. Glasgow, Brighton, Swansea and...