British Isles

Praying with a Muslim colleague ruined my career, says Christian NHS worker

24 Jan 2015
It was intended, she says, as a simple but heartfelt gesture of comfort and support for a troubled colleague. Victoria Wasteney put her hand on her friend’s knee and, asking if she could pray for her,…

Income inequality is the biggest problem in Britain say Archbishops

24 Jan 2015
The Church of England issues a damning judgment of the state of Britain under the Coalition as a country in which the poor are being ‘left behind’ and entire cities ‘cast aside’ In a direct and…

Church of England membership decline ‘urgently’ needs to be reversed – Welby and Sentamu

15 Jan 2015
The Church of England will no longer be able to carry on in its current form unless the downward spiral in its membership is reversed ‘as a matter of urgency’, the Archbishops of Canterbury and York…

NHS plan to achieve earlier cancer diagnosis and save lives

15 Jan 2015
Patients are to be given the option to refer themselves for cancer tests, as part of an NHS England bid to diagnose an extra 10% of people early. It said it would start testing new ways…