British Isles
Same-sex marriage: Sinn Féin’s pledge
During the election campaign for a new Northern Ireland assembly, Sinn Féin has renewed its commitment to same-sex marriage. Promising to work to legislate for marriage equality, party members Gerry Kelly, Caral Ni Chuilin and Megan…
Friday Focus - reconciliation in families
‘Parents, do not exasperate your children; instead, bring them up in the training and instruction of the Lord.’ (Eph. 6:4) Earlier in this letter, Paul urges husbands and wives to love and respect each other, laying…
NHS: worst figures ever
Record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in England in January, figures leaked to the BBC suggest. It seems that January was the worst performing month since the four-hour…
Bishop was one of many abuse victims
Rt Rev’d Andrew Watson, the Bishop of Guildford, has said that he is a survivor of ‘appalling activities’ perpetrated by John Smyth QC, a former Iwerne Trust chairman facing multiple allegations of abuse. Bishop Andrew said,…
