British Isles
Elon Musk and Twitter
28 Apr 2022
Concerns about free speech regulation have resurfaced after Elon Musk bought Twitter. Musk’s vow to ‘defeat spam bots’ and make Twitter’s algorithm public is welcomed by many, including Matt Batten, director of communication at Llandaff Church…
MP watching porn in Parliament
28 Apr 2022
The Conservative Party is looking into reports that a male Tory frontbencher watched pornography on his phone in the House of Commons debating chamber. Christian charity CARE said the ‘harms’ of pornography are ‘truly distressing’ and…
Discarded cigarette causes nature reserve blaze
28 Apr 2022
The fire that broke out at Lions Hill in Dorset on 26 April has devastated an area of nature reserve. The 42-hectare heath is a Site of Special Scientific Interest, a wetlands area considered to be…
Boris Johnson faces challenge - censure motion?
21 Apr 2022
Addressing MPs after Easter and for the first time since being fined for breaking Covid laws, Boris Johnson apologised for his ‘mistake’ 35 times. He said he had not realised he was breaking the rules but…
Stop working from home, civil servants
21 Apr 2022
Ministers have been ordered to send their civil servants back to the office after it emerged that up to three-quarters of staff are still working from home. Jacob Rees-Mogg, the minister for government efficiency, has written…
The Queen
21 Apr 2022
We pray for our Queen on her 96th Birthday. Lord, You bless us that we might bless others and so in the Name of Jesus, we speak blessing over the Queen’s life. We pray for health,…