British Isles
Leprosy Mission says levy on charities 'unfair'
The Leprosy Mission has hit out at suggestions that the Treasury might take a share of Gift Aid or impose a levy on charities. The call came from the Charity Commission, which has warned that it…
Legal aid cuts 'put a generation of children in danger'
A generation of children risks being traumatised by the Government's swingeing legal aid cuts, and youngsters caught in violent homes are already being placed in acute danger, family law experts have revealed. Two months after free…
Charities want parliamentary inquiry into UK food poverty
Church Action on Poverty and Oxfam have called for a parliamentary inquiry into the rise of food poverty in the UK. The two charities say that more than half a million people in the UK are…
Archbishop of York has prostate cancer surgery
The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, has undergone an operation for prostate cancer and is expected to take a lengthy break from his duties. The Most Rev Dr John Sentamu issued a statement after his…
