In this issue
In this issue
- The doctors’ strike in context
- TUC report finds fathers paid more than men without children
- Prayer vigils to remember victims of homophobia and transphobia
- WCC panel discusses ideas on European identity
- Paraplegic man on Pakistan death row pleads for mercy
- UK must learn the lessons of Chernobyl say CND
- Photographs highlight ‘acts of kindness’ after Nepal earthquakes
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Wednesday 27 April 2016
The doctors’ strike in context
We will hear a lot this week about who is to blame for the junior doctors’ strike. Is it Jeremy Hunt, or the doctors who are being unreasonable?
TUC report finds fathers paid more than men without children
Fathers working full-time get paid a fifth more than men with similar jobs who don’t have children, according to a new report published by the Trades Union Congress..
Prayer vigils to remember victims of homophobia and transphobia
In the week before this year’s International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia on 17 May 2016, numerous prayer vigils in remembrance of victims of homophobia will once again be held in several Italian cities, as well as in various other countries in Europe and South America.
WCC panel discusses ideas on European identity
A panel of religious leaders, policymakers and journalists met on 20 April 2016 at the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva to discuss questions including the idea of a ‘European identity’ and the contributions made by faith communities and secularism.
Paraplegic man on Pakistan death row pleads for mercy
A severely disabled prisoner on Pakistan’s death row has called on the country’s President to spare his life, as a stay of execution granted to him in January expired.
UK must learn the lessons of Chernobyl say CND
Today marks the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. In recognition of that and the subsequent nuclear tragedy at Fukushima, CND has called on the government to abandon plans for a new generation of nuclear power stations in the UK.
Photographs highlight ‘acts of kindness’ after Nepal earthquakes
A year on from the devastating earthquakes that killed nearly 9,000 Nepalese people, acclaimed photographer Gideon Mendel and development charity Christian Aid have released a series of stunning portraits and personal stories demonstrating how ‘acts of kindness’ helped stranded families to survive in the aftermath of the disaster.