David Fletcher
David Fletcher is Prayer Alert’s Editor.
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The heartbreaking story of Meghan Drye’s loss during Hurricane Helene took a miraculous turn. Meghan, her son Micah, and her parents were swept away by floodwaters in North Carolina. Meghan survived, but Micah,…
In September, UK inflation unexpectedly fell to 1.7%, the lowest rate in 3.5 years, down from 2.2% in August. Lower airfares and petrol prices were the main factors behind this slowdown. The inflation…
Brexit has had a significant impact on London’s financial sector, with an estimated 40,000 finance jobs lost since the UK’s departure from the EU, according to Michael Mainelli, the Lord Mayor of the…
As Parliament debates assisted dying legislation, several charities stress the urgent need to fix the country’s struggling end-of-life care system. Hospices provide vital palliative care, but funding shortages mean that care quality varies…
The body of 69-year-old Alex Salmond, Scotland’s former first minister and champion of Scottish independence, will soon be flown back from North Macedonia, where he died suddenly. He passed away from a suspected…
A devastating explosion in Newcastle has claimed the life of a seven-year-old boy and injured six others. The blast, on 16 October, destroyed several homes, leaving the community in shock. Neighbours described the…
Avon and Somerset police have issued an apology to Pastor Dia Moodley, who was arrested while street preaching in Bristol. Moodley, a grandfather and pastor, was detained for thirteen hours after being accused…
Hundreds of protesters in Loznica, Serbia, have rallied against a planned lithium mining project by Rio Tinto in the region. This followed the ruling Serbian Progressive Party’s rejection of a draft law banning…
European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen has suggested that the EU could learn from Italy’s controversial new policy of processing migrants offshore in Albania. She has proposed new legislation to increase deportations,…
A new report by Oxfam reveals that hunger caused by global conflicts has reached unprecedented levels, with an estimated 7,000 to 21,000 people dying every day. The report, Food Wars, shows that nearly…
