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Parents' drug, alcohol and tobacco use negatively impacts all areas of child well-being â new study
Parental alcohol use had similar risks for child well-being as tobacco use, which suggests that just the use of a substance could be harmful for child well-being.

Why your reusable coffee cup may be no better than a disposable
It can take between 20 and 100 uses for a reusable cup to offset its higher greenhouse gas emissions compared to a disposable, due to the greater amount of energy and material required to make a durable product and the hot water needed to wash them.

'Radical change' needed to address climate change's impact on food security - Tearfund
The world must move away from fossil fuels and embrace renewable energy sources, Tearfund has said, after the latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that food security was coming under increasing threat.

Can we love our actual neighbour?
From sleepless nights to intense love, two women can bond over the roller coaster of parenting littles. However, our relationship never got past a quick smile and hello as I would walk by her house.

Helter Skelter opens in Norwich Cathedral
The Dean of Norwich was the first down the new - and rather controversial - helter skelter installed inside Norwich Cathedral.

The end of the orphanage? Christian adoption campaigner Krish Kandiah hopes so
Christians are being urged to radically re-think their investment in overseas orphanages and consider giving instead to family-based forms of care.
Save the Titanic shipyard, pleads Church leader
A Church of Ireland bishop is appealing to the Government to step in to save the historic shipyard that built the Titanic from insolvency.

The newly-discovered 'church' is neither biblical nor apostolic
A great claim â but typical for the summer season. It requires deflating almost completely.

Capernaum and the 'House of Peter': what we can and can't say about it
How do we evaluate claims that we can identify the 'House of Peter'?

Zimbabwe food crisis is 'pushing families to the brink of starvation'
Economic turmoil and extreme weather have combined with devastating consequences for millions of people in Zimbabwe facing serious food shortages.

After 10 years of Boko Haram violence, an end to the bloodshed remains elusive
Nigerian officials have repeatedly claimed victory over Boko Haram, yet the insecurity continues.

Militants cut off the ears of women in horrific attack on Christian village
The barbarism of Boko Haram, an Islamist militant group, has reached new heights after reports of women having their ears chopped off during an attack on a Christian village.

Church minister remembers Scotland's 'incredible' oldest man, who has died aged 111
"A most welcoming and encouraging man who was a great supporter of the local church and served as an Elder for many years."

A picture tells a thousands words: Wakefield Cathedral photo installation spotlights special journeys
A picture postcard artshow has gone on display at Wakefield Cathedral offering a snapshot of people's favourite places and journeys.

Story of church minister War hero comes to the Edinburgh Festival for the first time
The moving story of a church minister who risked his life to save more than 2,000 Allied service personnel from the Nazis is being told for the first time at the Edinburgh Festival.

The YMCA at 175: from a small drapery store to a global Christian youth movement
It all started on June 6, 1844 when a young George Williams met with 11 other colleagues in a upstairs room of a drapery store situated a few yards from St Paul's Cathedral.