Karen Peake

• Jerusalem bomb blast victim was Scottish missionary

  A woman who was killed when a bomb exploded in Jerusalem on Wednesday was a Scottish missionary.

• Britain is no longer a free society, says Bishop Nazir-Ali

  Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali has warned that Britain is no longer a free society where conscience is respected.

• Evangelicals fear Libya may become ‘another Iraq’

  As Col Gaddafi calls upon Islamic armies to stand against the “crusaders”, the UK Evangelical Alliance says the international coalition must concentrate on protecting civilians.

• CARE encourages Christians to engage in devolved elections

  A new website has been launched by CARE to give Christians advice on how they can engage in the elections to the Scottish Parliament and Welsh and Northern Ireland Assemblies on May 5.

• Church makes united stand against sexual violence

  The Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams is lending his support to a new church coalition working to end sexual violence against women.

• Britain, US and France carry out air and missile attacks on Libya

  British, American and French military forces have targeted missiles at Libyan air defences as part of a multinational military intervention to enforce a UN-sanctioned no-fly zone.

• European court upholds Italy’s right to display crucifixes in classroom

  Schools in Italy may continue displaying crucifixes in their classrooms, the European Court of Human Rights ruled today.

• Prince William joins memorial service for Christchurch quake victims

  Prince William has told tens of thousands of mourners in Christchurch to “be strong” as they come to terms with the destruction and loss of life caused by last month’s earthquake in New Zealand.

• UK church remembers Shahbaz Bhatti

  The UK church has paid tribute to the life and work of Pakistan’s slain Minorities Minister at a service of remembrance today.

• David Cameron urged to end sexualised marketing aimed at children

  A petition with more than 18,500 signatures has been handed to David Cameron calling for an end to marketing of a sexualised nature aimed at children.

• Christian financial advisers call for end to banking greed

  Another financial crisis threatens unless tougher banking regulations are introduced and borrowers learn to live within their means, the Association of Christian Financial Advisers has warned.

• European court asked to intervene after German mother jailed in sex ed row

  A religious liberty group is appealing to the European Court of Human Rights to intervene in the case of a German mother who was jailed after withdrawing her children from sex education classes.