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Government urged to replace VAT with environment taxes
The government should replace VAT, a European Union-regulated tax on goods and services, with environmental taxes to encourage green products, an environmental lobby group said on Thursday.
Compassionart songwriters record at Abbey Road
Michael W Smith, Israel Houghton record Compassionart song "So Great" for April's WOW Hits 1 Release.
Holistic youth work at the margins - the story of the Bradford e:merge project
Just Walk With Me is an engaging, no holds barred look at the work of e:merge through the eyes of seasoned youth worker, Yan, who established the project in 1994, and new recruit, Niki.
Christians celebrate after Government axes supercasino plans
Christians have welcomed the Government's announcement on Tuesday that it is scrapping plans to build a supercasino in Manchester.
Evangelical leader calls for 'ceasefire' on Archbishop's Sharia controversy
The head of the Evangelical Alliance has called for a 'ceasefire' between secularists and people of faith in the wake of the recent row over faith and law triggered by the Archbishop of Canterbury's Sharia comments.
US following Europe's path to 'believing without belonging'
A new era of religiously unaffiliated believers is dawning in the US - and it could dramatically change the country's religious landscape, believe pollsters.
Obama and Clinton clash in testy debate
Democrats Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton clashed sharply in a high-stakes one-on-one debate on Tuesday, accusing each other of falsely portraying their stances on health care, trade and other issues.
Iraq condemns Turkish incursion
Iraq on Tuesday condemned Turkey's incursion into northern Iraq to fight Kurdish guerrillas in the strongest terms so far and demanded an immediate end to what it called a violation of its sovereignty.
Major powers look at ways to get Iran to talks
Major powers are looking for new ways to draw Iran into negotiations over its nuclear programme while simultaneously pushing for more U.N. sanctions, U.S. officials and diplomats said on Tuesday.
Russian ship held in North Korea heads home
A Russian cargo ship held by North Korean authorities at the weekend for illegally entering the peninsular republic's territorial waters during a storm was released on Wednesday, Russian rescue services said.
Israel air strikes kill six Gaza militants
Israeli air strikes killed at least six Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, Palestinian medical staff and militant groups said.
Vatican broaches Cuba prisoners with Raul Castro
Vatican secretary of state Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone raised the Catholic Church's concern about prisoners in Cuba in a meeting with Cuban President Raul Castro on Tuesday.
Quake shakes Britain
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.2 shook parts of Britain on Wednesday but officials said there were no reports of anyone being killed or serious damage.
FSA says cheap credit era is over
The head of the Financial Services Authority warned on Wednesday that the age of cheap credit may be over.
Study sheds light on parental instinct
Scientists believe they have located the part of the brain key to forging the parental instinct to care for and nurture an infant, according to a study published on Wednesday.
Firms seen doing better if obey governance rules
Companies with best corporate governance practices yield higher returns for shareholders than their poorly governed peers such as troubled mortgage lender Northern Rock, new research showed on Wednesday.