British Isles

Two arrested over suspected Manchester terror plot

24 Sep 2026
Two men in their 30s have been arrested over an alleged terrorist plot targeting the Jewish community in the Manchester area. Counter-terrorism officers detained the suspects in central Manchester, following what police described…

Scotland: major crackdown on suspected trafficking network

24 Sep 2026
Police Scotland has carried out its largest-ever enforcement operation against suspected human trafficking, with around 300 officers raiding nearly fify locations across Scotland. Thirty-six people were arrested and 13 initially charged during Operation…

Prayer is the biggest spiritual draw for young adults attending church

24 Sep 2026
New research suggests prayer is the strongest spiritual motivation drawing young adults to church, with one in three reporting that they attend more frequently than a year ago. The Barna study found that…

UK evangelical church younger and larger than expected

17 Sep 2026
New research from the Evangelical Alliance suggests evangelical Christianity in the UK is significantly larger, younger, and more ethnically diverse than commonly assumed. Based on a survey of 8,407 adults, the study estimates…

MPs vote against assisted suicide in 'victory for hope, compassion and life'

17 Sep 2026
MPs have rejected proposals to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales, voting 286 to 270 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its second reading on 11 September. The…

Burnham warns of 'challenging' Budget ahead as UK inflation rises to 3.1%

17 Sep 2026
UK inflation rose to 3.1% in August, increasing pressure on household finances ahead of the Budget on 28 October. Andy Burnham described the figures as concerning and warned that the Budget would be…

Suffolk: body found in search for missing three-year-old boy

17 Sep 2026
A huge community search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods has ended in tragedy after police recovered a child’s body from a pond in Brantham, Suffolk. Noah disappeared after becoming separated from a relative…

Shoplifting still a major challenge for retailers

17 Sep 2026
Shoplifting remains a serious problem across England, with more than 500,000 offences recorded during the latest year, despite numbers falling slightly from the previous period. More than half of recorded cases were closed…

Church needs to respond to 'apocalyptic' AI threat, experts say

17 Sep 2026
Christian technology experts are urging churches to engage seriously with the opportunities and potential dangers presented by rapidly developing artificial intelligence. Their concerns follow warnings from leading AI developers about risks created by…

NHS allows life-extending drug for breast cancer patients

17 Sep 2026
Around a thousand women in England with an incurable form of breast cancer will gain access to a life-extending treatment on the NHS after an earlier decision was reversed. Enhertu is the first…
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