by Sean Reilly | Jan 7, 2008
Church members in affected areas are being urged to join consultations on sub-post office closures by the Anglican Archdeacons of Berkshire, Buckingham and Oxford – after protests by local communities hit by threatened closures. In December 2007 a consultation...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 6, 2008
Islamic extremism has turned some communities into no-go areas for people of a different faith or race, and Britain is disintegrating because it is no longer seen as a Christian nation, claims the Bishop of Rochester in a newspaper article. The Rt Right Rev Dr Michael...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 5, 2008
The Islamic Republic of Iran has refused to renew the visa of a British journalist based in Tehran, forcing him to leave the country. They have aid they will accept a “suitable replacement”. The move reflects continuing tension between Iran and the West....
by Sean Reilly | Jan 4, 2008
The UK-based international development agency Christian Aid has called on the government to impose a moratorium on the building of any new, conventional coal-fired power stations following council approval for the first such station for almost quarter of a century....
by Sean Reilly | Jan 3, 2008
The campaigning group Black Mental Health UK has condemned the rapid rise in the number of suicides in prison over the past 12 months, and is seeking the backing of community and faith groups in its call for urgent government action. The latest official statistics...