A Chief Super Intendent has told Premier churches are in a unique position to spot anything unusual in their community. Counter terrorism policing are urging as many places of worship as possible to ...
An independent investigation has begun into a police force's handling of several incidents involving a 16-year-old girl who was later stabbed. The girl had to be treated in hospital for her injuries ...
The country's biggest police force is taking on part-time constables, in what it says is a UK first. The Met in London has announced it will start offering training from November, as it aims to attra...
As political leaders continue their journeys across the country to shore up support in tomorrow's general election, a new survey suggests it might not make much More than half of those questioned sai...
A Christian lawmaker has accused the BBC of being biased after it allowed a criticism towards Christians during a live broadcast. DUP MP Ian Paisley said the "attack" during royal coverage on Friday ...
A senior Sinn Fein politician has revealed a notorious paedophile priest physically abused him when he was a schoolboy and tried to sexually groom him. Conor Murphy has recounted how the late Malachy...
Ian Paisley Jnr, the son of the deceased Revd Ian Paisley, has urged Christians to hold a national day of prayer following the election. The politician, who retained his North Antrim seat with a huge...
Today, politicians will put aside their differences to honour murdered MP Jo Cox and focus on what they have in common. Theresa May and other party leaders will not campaign for an hour to remember t...
Leaders of the three main political parties have laid wreaths to mark 50 years since the funeral of Sir Winston Churchill. Speaking at a service in the House of Commons Members' Lobby, Prime Minister...
The Shadow Foreign Secretary is calling for politicians to lose the 'sense of embarrassment' when discussing God. Douglas Alexander says many allow political correctness to get in the way of speaki...
A new poll suggests Anglicans are more likely to vote Conservative, with Catholics inclined to vote Labour. More than 35,000 people were asked by YouGov for the Church Times about their voting intent...
Brits are among the most sceptical in the world when it comes to religion. A new Gallup poll's found just 6% of people think it has a positive role to play, compared with 59% of the world's populatio...
One in three British children aged eight to fifteen don't know why we celebrate Good Friday, while for Easter Sunday it's one in four. The research by YouGov for Bible Society has revealed that child...
Study finds youngsters under pressure to be the best because of a "win at all costs" culture. Children apparently feel under pressure to be the best at sports because of a "win at all costs" culture....
Nine in ten practising Christians in the UK say that they are more likely to vote for a parliamentary candidate who communicates a positive long-term vision for According to a Church Action on Povert...
New research has found couples going through divorce argue more about possessions than about their own children. A poll of 2,000 married men and women splitting up by Censuswide found material goods ...
Support for same-sex marriage in Ireland has fallen 13 points in a month, according to a new opinion poll, days before people vote on the issue. Only a slim majority (53%) now say they intend to vote...
The majority of Britons under the age of 40 have no religion, a new poll has found. Less than a third of people younger than 40 identified as Christian with 56% saying they had no religion at all.The...
Just 39% of MPs believe new plans to regulate groups who look after children outside of school settings will enhance public safety. A poll by ComRes, which was commissioned by the Christian Institute...
A new YouGov poll shows that Protestants are more in favour of assisted dying compared to their Catholic counterparts. A new YouGov poll shows that Protestants are more in favour of assisted dying co...
