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Unhealthy Brits costing £17.7 billion each year

The lifestyle choices of unhealthy Brits are costing the NHS, employers and themselves a whopping £17.7 billion each year, according to research from Bupa.

Islamic extremists kill five in northern Nigeria

A church was among the targets of Islamic militants who killed five people in attacks in the north-eastern Nigerian city of Maiduguri on Tuesday.

CSW photography exhibition highlights persistence of casteism in India today

A new exhibition opens at St Paul's Cathedral next week to give members of the public a rare and intimate glimpse into the lives of Indian Dalits.

Christians support Catholic adoption agency appeal

Christians have expressed their support for the last Catholic adoption agency in England as it continues its legal battle to retain its Catholic ethos.

After the Bailey Review, what next?

CARE considers the implications of the Bailey Review into the sexualisation of childhood

Scottish village has its sights set on city status

It may only be home to 1,200 people but Millport is bidding to become Britain's smallest cathedral city

Political correctness is restricting Christians – Presbyterian moderator

The newly installed Moderator of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland last night lamented the lack of tolerance shown towards Christianity in society.

Time for an apologetic church?

Christians don't have to prove their faith is absolutely true, but they do have to demonstrate that it is something rational, says one author

Dawkins wants Church influence out of Irish Constitution

Atheist spokesman Richard Dawkins says the Irish Constitution should be reformed to remove the influence of the church.

European court intervenes over rights of Christians

The Government has been told it must clarify whether the rights of Christians have been infringed by recent rulings by British courts.

48 to stand trial for Cairo church attack

Egypt’s public prosecutor has referred 48 people for trial at the criminal court for being involved in the deadly sectarian violence that led to the burning of a church in the Cairo district of Imbaba last month.

Dawkins and Grayling launch college to rival Oxbridge

Famed atheist Richard Dawkins will be among a group of British academic elites who will launch a new college that will rival top British universities like Oxford.

Universities do not foment extremism – chaplain

Sheffield University chaplain hits back at Theresa May's claim that universities are not doing enough to tackle Islamic extremism