Conservative MP Miriam Cates has told Premier that smartphones and social media are the biggest problem when it comes to plummeting attendance rates at schools. The number of pupils absent from school...
Father David fears for Nagorno-Karabakh's ancient Christian heritage following the defeat of the region's ethnic Armenian breakaway enclave by Azerbaijani forces. The 33-year-old Armenian prie...
The majority of people who identified as religious in England and Wales support legalising assisted dying, according to new figures by the pro-change group Dignity in Dying. The poll, which surveyed o...
Pressure is mounting on Rishi Sunak to raise the violence in the Indian state of Manipur with his counterpart Narendra Modi. During a parliamentary debate on freedom of religion and belief, the Democr...
A Christian charity that spent years campaigning for children to be protected from online porn has welcomed measures soon to become law. The Online Safety Bill has passed its final stages in Parliamen...
Christian conservation groups have voiced strong opposition to the government's decision to postpone a deadline on sales of petrol and diesel car sales by five years. The ban was du...
A Christian who fled from North Korea warns Kim Jong Un’s support of Vladimir Putin has implications for both Ukraine and the greater international community. He's calling on Christians to p...
Christian climate pilgrimages have been taking place across the UK this weekend with the aim of highlighting concern about climate change. The pilgrimages have been designed around points of reflectio...
Six Quakers were among nine people arrested as they sat in silent protest outside an arms fair in east London yesterday (Friday). Truckloads of military equipment arriving at the ExCel Centr...
A religious freedom group is welcoming comments by the Home Secretary which appear to defend the rights of those who wish to pray outside abortion clinics. Suella Braverman has written to police chief...
The head of a Church of England academies trust has told Premier Christian News that it's fair to ask questions about why the dangers of RAAC concrete weren't raised earlier with schools. Conc...
Catholic police officers in Northern Ireland have been asking if they need to bring their personal firearms along to Mass, following safety concerns after last month's police data breach. Superint...
Food banks across the UK are reporting growing concerns as more people face financial hardship and come to them for help. They say this summer demand has risen by up to 50% in some areas, sparkin...
As the government’s deadline passes for Afghan refugees in the UK to leave temporary hotel accommodation, the number reporting to local councils as homeless is on the rise. It’s been almos...
Christian human rights experts have raised concerns over Foreign Secretary James Cleverly’s visit to China, over atrocities committed against civilians, particularly people of faith. Christians ...
A Christian public policy charity is calling for better signposting to health services for those looking up assisted dying online. CARE has long campaigned against assisted dying, despite activists br...
A poignant memorial service has been held in Ireland to mark the 25th anniversary of the Omagh bombing. The attack on 15th August 1998 came just four months after the signing...
Adam Smith-Connor has pleaded "not guilty", to charges related to breaking a local ‘buffer zone’ around an abortion clinic, and praying silently outside the medical facility...
Christian voices have been sharing their thoughts as the first group of asylum seekers boarded the controversial Bibby Stockholm barge this week. The first group of 15 people boarded the vessel moored...
A number of Catholic Bishops in England have declared their support for a campaign launched by the Catholic Union (CU), to lift the 50 per cent cap on faith-based admissions to new free schools. The l...
