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Lewis Hamilton thanks God for F1 win: \'I feel so blessed\'
Lewis Hamilton thanks God for F1 win: 'I feel so blessed'

British racer Lewis Hamilton yesterday gave thanks to God after being crowned the Formula One world champion for the second time.

Analysis: What makes some British Muslims choose jihad and others choose charity work?
Analysis: What makes some British Muslims choose jihad and others choose charity work?

For some British Muslims, the path to jihad and the path to peaceful aid work can traverse much of the same terrain.

Kenya kills 100 Islamist militants who claimed responsibility for bus attack
Kenya kills 100 Islamist militants who claimed responsibility for bus attack

Kenyan security forces have pursued and killed more than 100 militants and destroyed their camp in Somalia after the ambush of a Nairobi-bound bus that killed 28 people,

Iraqi forces claim liberation of 2 towns from Islamic State control
Iraqi forces claim liberation of 2 towns from Islamic State control

Iraqi forces said on Sunday they retook the towns of Jalawla and Saadiya from Islamic State fighters.

More than 700 million women worldwide were child brides
More than 700 million women worldwide were child brides

The United Nations agreed on Friday that all members should pass and enforce laws banning child marriages, resolving to end a practice that affects about 15 million girls every year.

Pope Francis declares six new saints who cared for the \'smallest and poorest\'
Pope Francis declares six new saints who cared for the 'smallest and poorest'

Pope Francis conferred sainthood on two Indians and four Italians on Sunday, praising their "creative" commitment to helping the poor.

Somali Islamists execute 28 non-Muslims on Kenyan bus
Somali Islamists execute 28 non-Muslims on Kenyan bus

The Somali Islamist militant group al Shabaab said it had staged an attack in Kenya on Saturday in which gunmen ordered non-Muslims off a bus and shot 28 dead, while sparing Muslim passengers.

Foodbank users rise by 40%, people \'living on financial knife edge\'
Foodbank users rise by 40%, people 'living on financial knife edge'

Nearly half a million people needed to be given three days' food in the six months to September this year, according to the Trussell Trust.

Duggars fan starts petition to save 19 Kids and Counting from cancellation over gay stance
Duggars fan starts petition to save 19 Kids and Counting from cancellation over gay stance

Fans of the Duggar family are coming to their rescue in the wake of a petition calling for their 19 Kids and Counting reality TV show to be cancelled because of their views on marriage. 

Kari Jobe marries Cody Carnes, says wedding was a \'taste of Heaven\'
Kari Jobe marries Cody Carnes, says wedding was a 'taste of Heaven'

Kari Jobe has tied the knot to the love of her life, Cody Carnes. 

Israel rejects EU states\' appeal over razing militant homes
Israel rejects EU states' appeal over razing militant homes

Israel has rejected an appeal by the five biggest members of the European Union not to raze the homes of Palestinians who carried out lethal attacks in Jerusalem, saying on Friday that the tactic was designed to deter further violence.

United Nations puts pressure on member states to end child marriage
United Nations puts pressure on member states to end child marriage

The United Nations agreed on Friday that all members should pass and enforce laws banning child marriages, resolving to end a practice that affects about 15 million girls every year.

How far-right party Britain First is gaining traction through \'Christian\' ideology
How far-right party Britain First is gaining traction through 'Christian' ideology

Extreme right-wing parties such as Britain First are fast gaining support, aided by a political elite which has "deliberately ripped up our Christian heritage", a leading campaigner told Christian Today.

Justin Welby: \'I have no fears about future of CofE\'
Justin Welby: 'I have no fears about future of CofE'

The Archbishop of Canterbury said evangelisation was not a survival strategy for the church, but an activity "central to being the people of God".

We\'ve all been there... eight awkward moments you can\'t avoid in church
We've all been there... eight awkward moments you can't avoid in church

Simply raising your hands in worship without accidentally smacking the person next to you on the head is sometimes a big ask.

The murder of a young cousin turned Lacey Sturm against God but later He saved her from suicide
The murder of a young cousin turned Lacey Sturm against God but later He saved her from suicide

Flyleaf singer Lacey Sturm had given up on God as a young girl when her cousin was brutally murdered, but years later, on the day she decided to take her life, He intervened in a way that left her in no doubt He was good and loved her.