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G8 leaders warned of food, fuel, development crisis
The G8 must act to halt spiralling rises in food and oil prices and to increase aid to developing nations.
Salvation Army: Poor parenting putting more children at risk of homelessness
A new generation of children risks becoming socially excluded and even homeless unless urgent action is taken to tackle poor and abusive parenting head on, a report warns today.
Conservatives give Obama thumbs up for faith-based plan
Barack Obama's announcement of plans to not only maintain but to expand President Bush's beloved faith-based programmes have apparently softened conservatives and Christian voters who had feared the initiative would be dismantled if a liberal Democrat were to take over the White House.
Artists go zero-gravity painting
A group of British artists will take a giant leap for art when they attempt to produce masterpieces in zero gravity conditions on board a plane in Russia on Tuesday.
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.