A leading champion for multi-cultural relations says there is nothing wrong with asking someone where they are "really from" as long as there is no racist intent behind the question. Bishop ...
A Christian environmental campaigner is calling for a ban on the use of disposable vapes. Around a million vapes are thrown away every week in the UK, with only around 30 per cent bein...
Vicars are being advised to move carol services marking the fourth Sunday in Advent to a new time to accommodate the World Cup Final. It comes after guidance from the Church of England advised clergy ...
A Catholic journalist and environmental campaigner says the COP27 climate conference should have done more to curb the use of fossil fuels. The summit in Egypt concluded at the weekend with a deal for...
The lead Bishop for safeguarding in the Catholic Church in England and Wales has defended the Seal of the Confessional even when a priest may hear disclosures of abuse. Bishop Paul Mason was speaking ...
Catholic Bishops in England and Wales are urging all Catholics to commit to the tradition of not eating meat on Fridays - for environmental as well as theological reasons. Speaking at a press co...
Catholic Bishops in England and Wales say proposals to impose buffer zones outside abortion facilities raise concerns about freedom of religion, belief, association and expression. In October MPs vote...
The charity Christians Against Poverty, and others who work at the forefront of supporting those in need, say the Chancellor's budget offers little hope to those struggling with the cost of l...
A vicar in the north east of England is calling for a new approach to tackling drug addiction. Rev Jon Canessa says the region has the highest drug death rate in the country with almost 4,900 people d...
There's to be a 40 per cent jump in the number of officers patrolling beaches in Calais, as part of a deal between the UK and France to tackle the migrant crisis. Further measures include dr...
The appointment of Rishi Sunak as Britain's first Prime Minister of British Asian heritage has been hailed as a "ground-breaking milestone" by the US President Joe Biden among others.&nb...
Rishi Sunak is to become Britain's first Hindu Prime Minister. When he was Chancellor he lit a candle on the steps of 11 Downing Street to mark the festival of Diwali, the Festival of Lights,...
Christian MP Tim Farron has accused Liz Truss and Boris Johnson of putting their ambition before the good of the country. In an interview with Premier, the MP for Westmorland and Lonsdale accused Ms T...
Two Christian climate activists, Laura Young and Jessica Bwali, will be attending COP 27 in Egypt next month, Young, from Scotland, and Bwali, from Zambia have partnered with Christian humanitar...
The General Secretary of Churches Together in England is welcoming the news that some of the biggest jobs in Liz Truss’ new Cabinet have gone to non-white people for the first time. Suella Brave...
Award-winning actress and writer Sharon Horgan has said divorce can be "a really handy, helpful thing" and that shame should not be attached to relationship failure. Speaking to the Big Issu...
The charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP) has condemned the rise in the energy price cap as "outrageous" saying it will force millions more people into poverty and lead to a winter of des...
The Christian charity Spurgeons is urging parents to put the mental health of their children ahead of exam grades as students across the country receive their GCSE results. Spurgeons says studen...
An unholy row has been brewing in the Cornish town of St Austell after a statue called the Earth Goddess was put up in the town centre. It's nearly 12 metres tall and brightly coloured, but ...
The Bishop of Burnley says he fears a "Winter of destitution" unless action is taken to mitigate the effects of the energy price cap increase. The new price cap is due to be announced ...
