Foreign ministers from all of the G7 nations are today set to meet for their first face-to-face talks in more than two years. The ministers will meet in London, where they will discuss urgent joined-up action to tackle the most pressing global threats. China, Myanmar, Libya, Syria and Russia are all on the formal agenda … Read more
Religious leaders allegedly asked that numbers were not limited at an Israeli festival that tragically left 45 people dead in a stampede after thousands crammed into the site, local reports have claimed. A total of 45 people were killed during Lag B’Omer festivities at Mount Meron, Israel, on Thursday as worshippers tripped and fell on a packed staircase … Read more
Religious leaders allegedly asked that numbers were not limited at an Israeli festival that tragically left 45 people dead in a stampede after thousands crammed into the site, local reports have claimed. A total of 45 people were killed during Lag B’Omer festivities at Mount Meron, Israel, on Thursday as worshippers tripped and fell on a packed staircase … Read more
Prince Charles has called on world leaders to ‘help India’ as he said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by photographs revealing the toll of coronavirus on the country. Heir to the throne Charles said the British Asian Trust, which he founded in 2007, has launched an Oxygen For India emergency appeal. It will raise funds for … Read more
Prince Charles has called on world leaders to ‘help India’ as he said he was ‘deeply saddened’ by photographs revealing the toll of coronavirus on the country. Heir to the throne Charles said the British Asian Trust, which he founded in 2007, has launched an Oxygen For India emergency appeal. It will raise funds for … Read more
Boris Johnson threw himself wholeheartedly behind Joe Biden today as the US president tore up the Trump administration’s antipathy towards tackling climate change. Mr Biden used a climate conference attended by 40 world leaders including Vladimir Putin to pledge to cut US greenhouse gas emissions in half compared to 2005 output within the next decade, … Read more
Boris Johnson urged the world’s richest nations to embrace climate action for the sake of growth and jobs today – as he told them it was not just about ‘bunny-hugging’. The Prime Minister made the remarks as he addressed Joe Biden’s virtual gathering of world leaders, at which the president vowed to halve US emissions … Read more
Pay freeze for Church of England clergy as leaders feel the squeeze following pandemic shutdown Stipends of all CofE clergy increased by zero per cent in their annual pay round It means annual pay of the Archbishop of Canterbury will remain at £85,070 Diocesan bishop will stick at £46,180, and stipend for parish vicar £27,000 By … Read more
Pay freeze for Church of England clergy as leaders feel the squeeze following pandemic shutdown Stipends of all CofE clergy increased by zero per cent in their annual pay round It means annual pay of the Archbishop of Canterbury will remain at £85,070 Diocesan bishop will stick at £46,180, and stipend for parish vicar £27,000 By … Read more
Minorities should have a say on future Church of England bishops to improve diversity, leaders say Move influenced by Black Lives Matter,it minorities a veto over appointments Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, compared the CofE to Nazi Germany Plans will go before a meeting of the Church’s parliament, the General Synod By Steve Doughty Social … Read more