Rowan Atkinson has defended Boris Johnson after his controversial comments about women wearing burkas. The actor, known for his comedy performances in Mr Bean and Blackadder, said the remarks were fun...
The Government and chocolate industry has been urged to ensure cocoa farmers earn a living income by 2030 following findings that some are existing on as little The Fairtrade Foundation said many coc...
A Christian drug and alcohol education charity says it is "appalling" that half of parents with children under the age of 14 allow them to drink alcohol at home Paul Coppeard, from Hope UK, told Prem...
The Reduced Shakespeare Company's "The Bible: The Complete Word of God' had been blocked by councilors in Newtownabbey. A council in Northern Ireland has u-turned on a decision to cancel a play about...
The Chancellor has said the long-term unemployed will have to do community work, such as picking up litter or cleaning graffiti, in return for their benefits. Chancellor George Osborne wants the opti...
A Bill which is proposing to commit 0.7 per cent of national income for international aid will continue its way through Parliament after attempts to veto it wer The Conservative, Liberal Democrat and...
A third of Christians would not feel comfortable sharing their faith on social media, according to new research. But 76 per cent say they thought social media was a good platform to use to pos...
A poll by the Royal College of Physicians claims a growing number of medical professionals say they would actively help their own patients to die. The survey of 8,000 members of the medical community...
A Church of England report has revealed one in four rural Anglican churches have less than ten worshippers on a Sunday. The report also found half of all rural Church of England places of worship hav...
A Christian comedian is encouraging churches to take a more joyful approach to their services and shed their somber image. It comes after churches were named as one of the most common places to inapp...
New research has revealed a shocking number of Brits don't know much about the birth of Jesus. The History Channel survey found 20 per cent didn't know Jesus birth was remembered on Christmas Day and...
A new survey's found the meaning of Christmas is being lost, with children mistaking Jesus Christ for an international football player. 20% thought that Jesus was the name of a Premier League footbal...
More than 1,000 people became Christians at a recent evangelism event hosted by the late Rev Billy Graham's grandson in Scotland. Will Graham was invited to share the gospel at the Central Scotland C...
More than 1,300 young people accepted Jesus as their Lord and Saviour during four weeks of Christian festivals held by Soul Survivor this summer. There had been fears changing one of the three venues...
Christian youth organisation Soul Survivor has announced 1,360 young people became Christians at its festivals this Summer. The events in July and September have seen tens of thousands gather at the ...
Church of England clergy have told the House of Bishops their transgender guidance 'lacks serious theological analysis'. The Church of England issued advice in December for parishes who wished to mar...
More than 1.25m people in the UK cannot afford essentials to keep themselves or their children fed, warm, dry and clean, a new report has found. The Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF), which has Quaker...
Action for Children has found nine in ten teachers, police officers and social workers are regularly coming into contact with children who they suspect are suff A charity claims up to 1-point-five mi...
New Church of England statistics show 10 million people visited a cathedral in 2014 - up a fifth in the last decade. On average, 36,000 people attended cathedrals across Britain last year.Cathedrals ...
Here's a chance to look back at the ten most popular stories from premier.org.uk/news over the last twelve months... 1. New Wine leader Mark Bailey steps down following clergy discipline measure...
