British Isles

Yorkshire churches prepare to welcome the Tour de France

17 Jun 2014
Yorkshire churches are preparing to welcome cycling legends Chris Froome and Bradley Wiggins this summer, as the Tour de France begins in Leeds. The Tour is famed for bringing together teams of world-class cyclists, who compete…

Manufacturers fail to reduce sugar despite 'healthy eating' pledge

17 Jun 2014
Food companies who signed up to the Government’s flagship ‘healthy eating’ pledge have failed to reduce the amount of sugar in some of their best-known brands. The sugar and overall calorie levels in products such as…

Teresa May v corruption in police force

17 Jun 2014
The Sunday Times stated that ‘police officers in Downing Street set a trap for Andrew Mitchell, the former Tory cabinet minister; the trap led to plebgate’. A police email sent in September 2012 stated officers planned…

Scottish parliament and secular humanist groups

17 Jun 2014
The Edinburgh Secular Society (ESS) claims official guidance was breached when Evangelical Alliance Scotland (EAS) hosted a reception in Holyrood marking the publication of its manifesto ‘What Kind of Nation?’ ESS called the reception (endorsed by…