British Isles

Jo Cox's murderer to stand trial in November

24 Jun 2016
Tom Mair, 52 years old, was charged with murder, grievous bodily harm, possession of a firearm with intent to commit an indictable offence and possession of an offensive weapon. Jo was killed because of her ‘very…

World Refugee Sunday, 26 June

24 Jun 2016
While the EU referendum has dominated the news, the Bishop of Durham urges us to remember it is also Refugee Week, which for nearly twenty years has been celebrating the contribution of refugees to the UK.…

Valuing disabled people within the Church

24 Jun 2016
In 2013 the University of Aberdeen birthed ‘Kairos’ to support the spiritual needs of people with learning disabilities and their families. It provides families and professionals with materials to meet the expressed needs of the disabled…

Extreme weather - travel disruption and floods

24 Jun 2016
Today cars were submerged, two polling stations in Kingston and one in Barking were closed, and several people were rescued by boat, as flooding affected London and the southeast. Fire brigades attended more than 400 incidents…