British Isles

Under fire Christian school fights back on BBC Radio 4

06 Mar 2015
A threatened Christian school has defended itself on BBC Radio 4, saying a critical Ofsted report ‘contradicts’ clear evidence. The Durham Free School is set to be closed after Education Secretary Nicky Morgan restated that its…

Churches urged to get tech-savvy to tackle self-harming

06 Mar 2015
Churches and youth workers are being encouraged to get up to speed with social media and the internet to support those who are self-harming. A new poll, commissioned in the run up to Self-Harm Awareness Day,…

Oxfordshire grooming victims may have totaled 373 children

06 Mar 2015
As many as 373 children may have been targeted for sex by gangs of men in Oxfordshire in the last 16 years, a serious case review found. The investigation came after a sadistic sex gang of…

INSIGHT: Assisted Dying

27 Feb 2015
Baroness Jane Campbell, Dr Phil Friend OBE, Dr Kevin Fitzpatrick OBE and many other leading disabled people have organised a campaign to prevent a change in the law on assisted dying. Much media attention has been…