British Isles

Snow and gales anticipated

03 Mar 2022
Snow and potentially ‘disruptive’ winds are forecast to hit the UK in March. The Met Office predicts that Atlantic weather systems will bring stormy conditions to parts of the country from next week.…

Seeds of prayer

03 Mar 2022
This issue departs from core concerns to pray for Ukraine. Agriculture is the largest sector of Ukraine's economy (10% of GDP and 41% of total exports in 2021). Ukraine supplies 10% of the…

UK’s Ukrainian Christians

24 Feb 2022
Peterborough’s St Olga Church is a Ukrainian church. Members of the community have been collecting supplies to be sent to help anyone displaced by fighting in Ukraine. They are also gathering basic supplies…

Ways the UK could shake Putin

24 Feb 2022
For Global Britain to be credible it is time for its architect, Boris Johnson, to intervene with retribution tactics not deterrence. Closing Russia’s embassy and removing their diplomats while removing ours from Moscow…

PM: Russian attack is catastrophe

24 Feb 2022
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a ‘catastrophe for our continent’, said Boris Johnson. He chaired an emergency Cobra meeting on 24 February and gave a televised statement after Russian forces launched an assault…

No need to self-isolate in England

24 Feb 2022
All Covid restrictions have been removed in England. People are no longer legally required to self-isolate if they test positive for Covid - although they are still advised to do so. NHS England…

England: university students face minimum entry grades

24 Feb 2022
Minimum entry grades for universities and a cap on student numbers are part of government plans to shake up England's higher education system. Students will need GCSE passes in English and Maths, or…

Storm Eunice: rare red warning

17 Feb 2022
The Met Office released a red weather warning (the highest level) for 18 February for parts of south-west England and south Wales as there is a danger to life from flying debris. Gusts…

Changing communities - prayers

17 Feb 2022
In our communities we see pockets of prejudice and persecution, and in the marketplace we have to watch out for fraud and dishonesty - but, Father, we know you can bring change and…

Petition about Pakistani Christian girl

17 Feb 2022
Christian MP Fiona Bruce has handed a petition to home secretary Priti Patel, to raise continued concerns about a Pakistani Christian girl, Maira Shahbaz. At just 14 she was kidnapped, forced into marriage…