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Minister promises to spend £250m to top up England’s flood defences

06 Feb 2025
The Government has announced an extra £250 million in funding for flood defences in England, bringing total investment to a record £2.65 billion. The funding aims to protect 66,500 more properties over two years, following accusations…

Outlook bleak for theological education

06 Feb 2025
The future of theological education in the UK looks uncertain, with experts predicting that half of all Bible colleges may close within the next two years. Declining enrolment, financial struggles, and shifting educational models have left…

Sweden: ten dead after school shooting

06 Feb 2025
A mass shooting at an adult education centre in Örebro has left ten people dead, including the suspected gunman, in what prime minister Ulf Kristersson called ‘the worst mass shooting in Swedish history’. Police have stated…

Germany / Ukraine: Scholz criticises Trump’s demand for rare earth resources

06 Feb 2025
Olaf Scholz has criticised Donald Trump’s proposal to make US military aid for Ukraine conditional on access to the country’s rare earth resources, calling it ‘selfish and self-centred’. A Ukrainian source has said that resource-sharing had…