Black people should join police, says top pastor
by Andrew Halloway The leader of the UK’s biggest Pentecostal church has urged black people to take an active role in public life such as serving in the police, government…
Girls ‘de-transitioning’ during lockdown
Girls wishing to become boys have been ‘de-transitioning’ after lockdown reduced peer pressure. Writing on parenting forum MumsNet, a high school staff member revealed that in their school where nine…
News in brief
Brexit UK-EU trade talks are continuing; the deadline to agree an extension to the Brexit transition period is the end of June. Dave Borlase says: “The EU will no doubt…
National News
by Andrew Halloway Civil servants are ‘puppets’ of abortion industry Pro-abortion lobby has “privileged access” to heart of government A recent legal challenge over ‘DIY’ abortions carried out by women…
Christian politician admits she’s hated
Uncompromising: Kate Forbes MSP A Christian MSP has opened up about the abuse she has experienced for her faith-inspired views. Kate Forbes, the Scottish Finance Secretary, says God is her…
Christians help neighbours in crisis
Supermarket shelves have been emptying as shoppers panic As panic buying makes it difficult for some people to get what they need, churches are offering help to the vulnerable during…
“Love your neighbour,” says Archbishop
RETIREMENT may be looming for the Archbishop of York (officially on 7 June), but he remains focused on Gospel mission. The Most Rev Dr John Sentamu was due to be…
Ex-trans takes NHS to court over sex change
Transgender regret: Keira Bell (BBC) A woman who, as a child, falsely believed she was a man is taking legal action against an NHS gender clinic for making her transition…
Drag queen school visit praised by politician
After an X-rated drag queen was invited to read to children at a Scottish school, a politician praised the event and called objecting parents “homophobic”. SNP MP Mhairi Black also…
Government calms gay marriage fears
Now that same-sex marriage has been made legal in Northern Ireland, Secretary of State Julian Smith has reassured religious groups that their freedom of speech will be protected. Smith promised…
High Court to decide if kids should be given trans drugs
A former psychiatric nurse at the Tavistock Clinic, which helps teens change their gender medically, is launching legal action against her former employer. Susan Evans says that puberty blockers for…
London outreach sees hundreds turn to Christ
‘The Turning’, a simple evangelistic initiative, has been reaping a harvest in London. Rev Alex Afriyie of the London Turning Team reports that after just “one hour of evangelism over…
Grooming gangs out of control
Thousands of children who could be saved from sexual exploitation are still being abandoned because of politically correct attitudes. Despite the widely publicised Rotherham scandal where organised abuse continued from…
Atheists target Christian doctor again
A Christian GP accused of trying to convert patients was cleared by the General Medical Council (GMC) in December – but it is investigating him again. The National Secular Society…
Sex education to be compulsory in Wales
The Welsh government announced on 22 January that parents will no longer be able to remove their children from sex or religious education. Welsh children from the age of five…