British Isles

Archbishop of Canterbury: ‘Don’t demonise immigrants’

31 Oct 2014
The Archbishop of Canterbury has warned politicians not to demonise immigrants, a day after a Cabinet minister suggested that some parts of the country felt ‘swamped’ by foreign arrivals. Justin Welby said on Monday that he…

Children too often treated as 'small adults' by Police

31 Oct 2014
Children and young people have a ‘profound lack of trust’ in the Police, bordering on fear in some cases, a report by MPs and peers has suggested. Children are often treated as ‘small adults’, with their…

Cinema pastors to lead prayers after Ragamuffin film

31 Oct 2014
A Christian film distributor wants to recruit more than 100 pastors to hold prayers at multi-screen cinemas in the UK. Kingdom Cinema is run by the Rev George Hargreaves, a former music producer and leader of…

Halloween is far from harmless

31 Oct 2014
Christian speaker Rev J John questions what Halloween stands for and believes it is getting ‘darker and nastier’ each year. Halloween has become one of the biggest events in the British calendar. There have always been…