British Isles
Only a quarter of people under 65 with mental health problems are receiving care, according to a landmark report that is highly critical of the lack of access to therapy. The authors of the report, led…
Three of the UK's largest Christian Churches have criticised government proposals to change the way that poverty is measured. The Methodist Church, Baptist Union of Great Britain and United Reformed Church said that the proposals continue…
Church holds vigil for Olympic truce
18 Jun 2012
Church and other faith leaders came together this week for a vigil to mark the close of '100 Days of Peace' in London. The 12-hour vigil was held at St Martin in the Fields church and…
UK: Becoming less peaceful
18 Jun 2012
According to the annual Global Peace Index (GPI) published by the Institute for Economics & Peace the world has become more peaceful for the first time since 2009. However it also reports that the UK is…
The deployed troops and families back home
18 Jun 2012
The demands and stress of deployment in Afghanistan can lead individuals to switch off from thinking and communicating with their families back home, in order to focus on the task in hand. However, this is distressing…
GMC holding proceedings against Christian doctor
18 Jun 2012
On the 11th June the General Medical Council (GMC) decided to continue disciplinary proceedings against Christian GP Dr Richard Scott, despite the fact that the patient who made the complaint has refused for two years to…