British Isles

Mosque dispute continues

04 May 2018
In 2015 the Government refused the appeal of the Anjuman-E-Islahul-Mislimeen Trust against Newham Council’s decision to refuse them planning permission for the development of the largest place of worship in Britain. The court…

Ashers Bakery back in Belfast supreme court

04 May 2018
Ashers Bakery in Northern Ireland, which was found to have discriminated by refusing to make a ‘gay cake’, had their appeal heard by the supreme court on 1 and 2 May. They challenged…

Shortage of male teachers

04 May 2018
School leaders gathered in Liverpool for their union’s annual conference and voted to support a motion calling for more male teachers in early years education (currently men only make up 3% of the…

Pray for Justice event

04 May 2018
On Saturday 12 May there will be the first ever ‘Pray for Justice’ event at St. Mark’s Battersea Rise, London. Intercessors from across the UK are being invited to be at the start…

Royal baby arrives

27 Apr 2018
On 23 April the Duchess of Cambridge gave birth to a 8lb 7oz son, the new brother for Prince George and Princess Charlotte and the fifth in line to the throne. May God…

The blessing of working together

27 Apr 2018
God does amazing things through his Church, often when different denominations work together in unity. Christians who work in this way find they are blessed. This was shown when Bristol HOPE brought together…

Lord Sacks challenges the nation

27 Apr 2018
Lord Sacks recently commented on Radio 4, ‘I have been doing Thought for the Day for thirty years, and never thought that in 2018 I would still have to speak about anti-Semitism’. He…

Windrush: immigration amnesty

27 Apr 2018
Fifty years ago corner shops advertised rooms to let with the warning, ‘No coloureds, no Irish, no pets’. The early Windrush migrants from the Caribbean faced enormous prejudice as they played a vital…

Social media action

27 Apr 2018
Recently we prayed for our children to develop discernment to navigate a disturbing social media landscape. On 22 April health secretary Jeremy Hunt threatened social media firms with new laws if they didn't…

Sexual abuse in institutions

27 Apr 2018
Institutions like the Church are putting their reputations ahead of victims of child sexual abuse, said an interim report from the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse on 25 April. They examined 21…