British Isles
Children and youth vaping increases
08 Jul 2022
Vaping among children and teenagers has almost doubled in two years. Experts blame the rise on social media. A survey by Action on Smoking on Health (Ash) showed 7% of 11- to 17-year-olds are vapers. They…
Sats results: Standards slip in Year 6 tests
08 Jul 2022
Sats results show year 6 standards in reading, writing and maths have slipped in England since the pandemic. 59% of pupils met the expected level. The government says the Sats results were as expected due to…
Freedom of religion or belief London conference
01 Jul 2022
To strengthen international efforts to ensure freedom of religion or belief (FoRB), the government will host an international conference in London on 5 and 6 July. Promoting FoRB is one of the UK’s long-standing human rights…
Blessing the Commonwealth Games
01 Jul 2022
The Commonwealth Games start Thursday 28th July and end Monday 8th August in Birmingham. They are known as ‘the friendly games’. As thousands of athletes and officials arrive from the 54 nations, The World Prayer Centre…
UK military defence pledge for Ukraine
01 Jul 2022
After President Zelensky told NATO he wants the war to finish ‘before winter sets in’, the UK pledged an additional £1bn of military aid to Ukraine. This brings UK military aid to £2.3bn plus £1.5bn spent…
Jehovah Witnesses – child sex abuse database
01 Jul 2022
The religious organisation, Jehovah’s Witness, has kept details of molestation accusations against members over the last 25 years at its headquarters known as Bethel. Documentation obtained by The Telegraph newspaper shows that senior officials - known…