A bakery run by Christians is facing legal action after refusing to bake a cake with a picture supporting gay marriage. Premier's Antony Bushfield reports: (function(){var ff=document.createElement('...
A veranda has collapsed at a Church of England primary school in Shropshire. Pupils were told not to come to class today after part of a canopy at Bishop Hooper School fell off yesterday.No one was i...
The Archbishop of Canterbury's joined calls from MPs to ban so-called "trolls" from abusing people on social media. Most Revd Justin Welby has also denounced racism against Jewish people, after figur...
A senior Church of England bishop has called for a partial ban on wearing face-covering veils such as burkas in public. Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, warned Islamic dress was bei...
The Church of Scotland has called for a change in law to ensure that it is never acceptable to beat a child. Rev Dr Richard Frazer, convener of the Church and Society Council of the Church of Scotlan...
A group of religious leaders is warning discrimination in Faith schools could lead to children being 'ghettoised'. As pupils return to classes, campaigners are calling for ministers to denominational...
Families should agree to ban mobile phones on Christmas Day, the Archbishop of York has suggested. Dr John Sentamu wants a "phone fast" on the 25th so people can "focus on connecting with family and ...
Newport are deciding whether to put a 30ft 'exclusion zone' for beggars around cash machines. Charles Ferris, a Conservative Councillor said: "Aggressive begging has got out of control and it's...
New data has found that 95 per cent of nursery staff have been banned from calling a child naughty at nursery, following concerns that its negative connotations The poll of 1,000 nursery workers also...
Government rules that prevent women from Northern Ireland receiving free abortions on the NHS in England have been upheld by the High Court. It follows a test case brought by a girl who couldn't acce...
A leading cancer specialist has called for a smoking ban in London's public parks and at major landmarks. A new report from Lord Darzi says hundreds of children in London take up smoking every week a...
The Muslim veil should be banned from shopping centres and public transport, a Christian politician in the contest to become Ukip's new leader has claimed. Lisa Duffy said "it is only reasonable" Mus...
The Bishop of Bangor is running the Snowdonia Marathon in Wales on Thursday to raise awareness and funds for Christian volunteers working with refugees in Calai Rt Rev Andy John is taking on the mara...
A former bell ringer at Worcester Cathedral has lost his High Court ruling in which he claimed church leaders were wrong to remove him from the Guild of Bell-Ri The man, who's not been identified, wa...
Mark Carney, the governor of the Bank of England, has topped a list of 100 influential Catholics in the UK by Catholic newspaper The Tablet. The 50 year old, originally from Canada, took on the role ...
It appears the Bank of England Governor is reading the Archbishop of Canterbury's new book on money and materialism. Mark Carney, a Catholic, has been spotted reading what seems to be Most Rev Justin...
A Christian marriage expert has told Premier that an increase in prenuptial agreements to protect the so-called Bank of Mum and Dad, or money being passed down A prenup sets out how a couple will di...
A church trustee and former city banker who conned members of his parish out of more than £5 million has been jailed for six years. Patrick Coppeard, 43, convinced members of his congregation to giv...
The Archbishop of Canterbury has unveiled plans to invite young British bankers to give up work for a year and join a "quasi-monastic community" to pray and lea Justin Welby wants ambitious people to...
A Christian financial expert has told Premier a bank shake-up could be a "good idea" in many cases. Aidan Vaughan, managing director of MPL World Management spoke on Premier's News Hour after B...
