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G8 wants U.N. deal to halve emissions
The G8 rich countries said on Tuesday they want to work with the nearly 200 states involved in U.N. climate change talks to adopt a goal of at least halving greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Saudi Arabia inter-faith conference drawing influential religious leaders
Christians, Jews and Muslims will gather in Madrid later this month for could be one of the highest profile inter-faith meetings in recorded history.
Anglicans still split over women bishops
The Church of England's governing body confirmed on Monday it will ordain women bishops but also approved measures to accommodate traditionalist opponents.
Firms' cashflow weakest in 16 years
Falling sales in a weak home market have left firms facing their worst cashflow situation since records began in 1992, a survey from the British Chamber of Commerce showed on Tuesday.
Church of England confirms support for women bishops, few concessions
The Church of England's General Synod voted on Monday to confirm its support for the ordination of women as bishops without offering much in the way of safeguards for objectors.
Boy, 14, becomes latest London knife victim
A 14-year-old boy has died in a London hospital after being stabbed last month, police said on Monday.
Bomb kills 41 at Indian embassy in Kabul
A suicide car bomb hit the Indian Embassy in Kabul on Monday, killing 41 people and wounding 139, in an attack Afghan authorities said was coordinated with foreign agents in the region, a likely reference to Pakistan.
Mosley launches 'Nazi orgy' privacy case
Motor racing chief Max Mosley launched legal action against a tabloid newspaper on Monday, denying involvement in a "sick Nazi orgy" but admitting an interest in sado-masochistic sex.
Government to offer free personal finance advice
Consumers struggling to manage their personal finances can now turn to the government for a helping hand, the Treasury said on Monday.
Blair says no need to give up meat to save planet
Former Prime Minister Tony Blair has distanced himself from the idea that he should become a vegetarian as a way of highlighting the dangers of deforestation in his role as a climate change campaigner.
Zimbabwe says world must accept Mugabe
Zimbabwe urged the world on Monday to accept President Robert Mugabe's re-election and said any move to impose U.N. sanctions on his government would hurt everyone involved.
Baptists in Bristol witness Christ, transform communities
Bristol is home to over 400,000 people and is the UK's ninth biggest city. It is also home to twenty-three Baptist Union churches, providing Christian witness and trying to transform communities across the city.
Second arrest in case of murdered French students
Police have made a second arrest in their investigation into the murder of two French students in a frenzied knife attack in London after a man handed himself in to police, authorities said on Monday.
Release warns of persecution threat against British Muslim converts
A growing number of Christians in Britain from a Muslim background are facing harassment and persecution, warns Release International.
Cameron calls for jail for knife carriers
Conservative leader David Cameron has called for anyone caught carrying a knife to be jailed, as another Londoner died from stab wounds on Monday.
Police hand over evidence to McCanns
Police have agreed to hand over evidence about Madeleine McCann's disappearance to her parents, in a deal aimed at ending a legal bid to force them to disclose the information.