British Isles

Advice UK cuts ties with Christian charity for offering prayer to clients

05 Sep 2011
Advice UK, the largest support network for free advice centres in the UK, has pushed out a Christian debt counselling charity from its membership for offering to pray with clients suffering from debt problems. Despite being…

Government must not betray its moral duty to troops

05 Sep 2011
The Church of England is to make a rare direct political intervention in the House of Lords this week over legislation to enshrine the ‘military covenant’ in law. The proposals will guarantee soldiers that their sacrifice…

Joining an Islington library? Are you transgender?

05 Sep 2011
People are being asked about their sexual orientation, any ‘hidden impairments’ and whether they are transgender when they want to join a library. A national newspaper has learned that councils, including Islington and Haringey, are asking…

Live-in couples more likely to divorce

01 Sep 2011
Couples who live together before marriage are at significantly greater risk of divorce, a recent report says. ‘Those couples who have lived with each other are noticeably (around 15 percent) more likely to divorce; couples who…