British Isles

Asylum policies to change

30 Mar 2023
Asylum-seekers will be housed in disused military bases in Essex and Lincolnshire and a prison in East Sussex, under plans to cut the £6 million a day spent on hotel accommodation for people…

Dissatisfaction with social care services

30 Mar 2023
A survey by the Nuffield Trust and the King’s Fund found that only one person in seven is satisfied with social care services. Social care efficiency has been falling, but this record low…

Scotland: new SNP leader

30 Mar 2023
New SNP leader Humza Yousaf has said that despite his battles with the UK government he will work with them and other devolved nations constructively. Rishi Sunak congratulated Nicola Sturgeon's successor, saying they…

Buy now, pay later

30 Mar 2023
Christians Against Poverty (CAP) supports people in debt and poverty. In recent years Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) has emerged and become a popular way of making payments online. Consequently CAP welcomes the…

Long Covid - no cure yet

30 Mar 2023
Lucy suffers daily with chronic pain, vertigo, fatigue and brain fog. Before Covid she cycled daily. But three years after Covid she is on a hospital exercise bike wearing a mask to test…

Northern Ireland: terrorism threat level rises

30 Mar 2023
The terrorism threat in Northern Ireland has been increased from substantial to severe, meaning an attack is highly likely. In a written statement to MPs, the Northern Ireland secretary said MI5 had increased…

We need more of God in the UK

02 Mar 2023
We have all been praising God in recent weeks as we have heard of an increasing number of American Christian universities experiencing God’s Holy Spirit moving powerfully in and through their campuses. Many…

British membership of Dignitas soars

02 Mar 2023
Dignity in Dying say that the fact that the number of British members of Dignitas has soared 80% in ten years is ‘evidence’ that the ban on assisted dying is failing families. A…

British Jews mapped out for attacks

02 Mar 2023
The Government has confirmed reports that the Iranian regime plans to attack Jews and Israelis in the UK if Israel carries out a military attack on Iran. Last week the Jewish Chronicle reported…

NHS staff cried in interviews

02 Mar 2023
An NHS watchdog said doctors, ambulance dispatchers and other NHS staff have faced ‘significant distress’ and harm over the past year due to long delays in urgent and emergency care. Many staff interviewed…
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