British Isles

The C of E's experimental baptism liturgy

09 Jan 2014
The devil, it is sometimes said, is in the detail. But in an experimental service from the Church of England, it is the absence of Satan from the small print which is causing a furore. A…

Welby dismisses critics' calls to stay out of politics and stick to talking about God

06 Jan 2014
The Archbishop of Canterbury shrugged off calls from critics to steer clear of politics and “just talk about God” insisting that the Church has increasingly become the “glue” holding society together. The Most Rev Justin Welby…

Progress on Northern Ireland 'must not be squandered'

06 Jan 2014
Amnesty International has warned that the opportunity to deal with the past in Northern Ireland must not be squandered following a lack of agreement at the end of multi-party negotiations, chaired by Dr Richard Haass. Northern…

Ministers will order ISPs to block terrorist and extremist websites

06 Dec 2013
James Brokenshire, the UK's crime and security minister, said an update on the government's plans to tackle terror content online was imminent. The government is to order broadband companies to block extremist websites and empower a…