Christian Today staff writer

• Christian teachers in Kenya murdered by Islamist extremists

  Somali Islamist militants have murdered two Christian teachers in Kenya, according to International Christian Concern (ICC).

• Pakistan extremists threaten judges in Asia Bibi case

  Radical religious groups in Pakistan have threatened the lives of Supreme Court judges and called for mass protests ahead of the publication of their decision in the Asia Bibi case.

• School of Pioneers aims to boost church planting in London

  The project is a partnership between Church Mission Society and the Centre for Church Planting and Growth, and is backed by the Bishop of London, Rt Rev Sarah Mullally.

• Cliff Richard's anniversary tour will be live in cinemas

  Christian musician Sir Cliff Richard is hitting cinemas on Friday with a live show beamed directly to screens around the country.

• People aren't for sale: Salvation Army's tattoo campaign highlights modern slavery

  The Salvation Army is encouraging people to get tattooed for a good cause – but only temporarily.

• Shock win at Supreme Court in Ashers Bakery discrimination case

  The UK Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Ashers, the Belfast bakery owned by evangelical Christians who in 2014 refused to bake a cake featuring a slogan in support of same-sex marriage.

• Don't play politics with development, Christian Aid tells Penny Mordaunt

  Christian Aid has today warned the UK government not to 'play politics' with overseas aid in a way that harms the poorest.

• Inscription found in Jerusalem is earliest ever record of city's name

  A 2,000-year-old inscription has been unearthed in Jerusalem, the earliest ever found that gives the full name of the city.

• CARE backs Tory peer's call for clampdown on gambling ads

  A Christian social policy charity has backed a Conservative peer who has called for a clampdown on gambling advertising during live sporting events.

• Former bishop Heather Cook seeks early release from prison

  Former Episcopal Church bishop Heather Cook, who ran over and killed a cyclist while she was texting and driving drunk, could be freed from prison as early as next month if an appeal succeeds.

• Trump's evangelical supporters hail Kavanaugh confirmation

  Evangelical backers of President Donald Trump have hailed the Senate's confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court justice on Saturday.

• Climate change panel issues 'final call' on global warming as global disaster threatens

  Their report says the world is heading for a rise of 3 degrees C above pre-industrial levels and that this needs to be kept to 1.5C in order to avoid catastrophic change.