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Lichfield Cathedral celebrates 1st class Royal Mail stamp
Lichfield Cathedral is putting on special tours and musical performances to celebrate the launch of the Royal Mail's new 'Cathedral' stamp series on Tuesday.
Kirk set to express outright opposition to death penalty
The Church of Scotland's Church & Society Council will make the case for the Kirk to express its outright opposition to the death penalty when it presents a landmark report to this year's General Assembly.
UK lawmakers clear first embryo research hurdle
Legislation allowing human-animal embryo research, which scientists believe could help treat conditions like Parkinson's but which opponents say is unethical, cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Monday.
Conservative Anglican bishops call summit
Some 280 conservative Anglican bishops from Africa, Latin America and Asia will attend a breakaway summit next month in Jerusalem which has raised fears of a schism in the 400-year-old church over homosexual priests.
WEA to support evangelicals with new Leadership Institute
The World Evangelical Alliance is to create a new Leadership Institute offering context-specific tools and support for its 128 member alliances.
Audio Bible ministry takes Word of God to Amazon tribes
In the Brazilian rainforest, the small village of Makita sits along the muddy banks of an Amazon River tributary. When the conditions are ideal, the trip takes two days by boat.
MPs clear first embryo research hurdle
Legislation allowing human-animal embryo research, which scientists believe could help treat conditions like Parkinson's but which opponents say is unethical, cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Monday.
House prices weakest since 1978
House prices fell in every region in April with surveyors reporting the widest margin of decline in at least 30 years, a survey showed on Tuesday, indicating the housing market downturn is gathering momentum.
Murder hunt after man killed on London's Oxford Street
A murder inquiry was underway on Tuesday after a 22-year-old man was stabbed to death on London's Oxford Street, one of the country's busiest shopping districts, police said.
MPs slam system of teaching children for tests
The government should scrap the current system of tests for school pupils because it risks damaging children and created an atmosphere where schools became focused on hitting targets, MPs said on Tuesday.
Pope asks Israel: Help keep Catholics in Holy Land
Pope Benedict appealed to Israel on Monday to help stem a sharp decline in the country's minority Christian population, saying Catholics had grown particularly vulnerable to Middle East conflicts.
China storms hamper rescue with quake toll 10,000
Heavy storms and wrecked roads hampered efforts to reach areas hardest-hit by China's worst earthquake in three decades on Tuesday as the death toll rose to around 10,000.
More U.S. aid flights set to fly to Burma
Two more American aid flights were due to leave for cyclone-hit Burma on Tuesday where the reclusive military government is keeping most foreign aid workers away from the devastated Irrawaddy delta.
Lebanese army starts drive to end armed presence
Lebanon's army began taking steps on Tuesday to stop gunmen and groups from illegally carrying arms and to end - by force if necessary - a week of fighting between Hezbollah fighters and pro-government gunmen.
Bush heads back to Mideast amid fading peace hopes
President George W. Bush heads back to the Middle East on Tuesday facing broad scepticism over his chances of securing an Israeli-Palestinian peace deal before he leaves office in less than nine months.
Dozens feared dead in Bangladesh ferry accident
At least 40 people are confirmed dead and many more missing after a ferry carrying nearly 150 passengers capsized in Bangladesh, a police official said on Tuesday.