British Isles
'Grinding poverty' leaving hundreds too poor to wash
New research released has shown that some of the UK's poorest families can no longer afford to heat water to wash themselves. Debt charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has released statistics showing that of over 1,000…
National day of prayer for Scottish referendum
World Prayer Centre are holding a day of prayer in Birmingham 16 Sept A national day of prayer and fasting will be held on September 17, 24 hours before Scots will go to the polls to…
One in five child deaths in UK 'preventable'
One in five child deaths could have been prevented, according to research published in the Lancet today. Around 5,000 infants, children and adolescents die prematurely in England and Wales every year, although the number is low…
Dawn of new era as rigorous press regulator starts work
IPSO, the new Press regulator, begins work today with a commitment to be 'rigorous, independent, fair and transparent'. The Independent Press Standards Organisation, whose chairman is the retired Court of Appeal judge Sir Alan Moses, will…
