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Pastor selling prized possession to raise money for charity

A Welsh pastor waited and saved for 20 years to buy the classic car of his dreams. Now he has decided to give it away to raise funds for charity.

The Trailer Awakens: 3 Things to take from the Star Wars Episode 7 teaser

There's still one sci-fi franchise with the power to reduce us to gibbering fanboy wrecks, writes Martin Saunders.

Calls to act on mental health funding crisis

Charities urge for more funding, amid claims that at least 8 people have died due to bed shortages

Â£337m is largest divorce sum in British legal history

Billionaire behind one of the world's largest private charities has been told to pay his former partner Â£337m in a divorce settlement

Bishop highlights plight of carers

On Carers' Rights Day, Bishop John Davies warns that the people looking after people with disabilities can become isolated and drained

Paedophile doctor went on church trip to African orphanage

Revelation that abuser was part of church mission trip prompts calls for tighter controls

Pope Francis makes historic visit to Turkey

The Catholic leader has flown to Turkey today to begin a 3-day visit, and is expected to raise issues of Christian persecution in neighbouring Iraq and Syria

How to tell if you go to a hipster church

Hipsters are filling up the pews in churches across the UK, here's how to find out if yours is one of them.

Black Friday chaos: Those who love money will never have enough

Today there have been fights and crowd surges as shoppers desperately compete to get cut-price deals: but the lure of more 'stuff' will never really satisfy, as Ecclesiastes warns us

Cameron: reduce welfare for EU migrants

Prime Minister David Cameron calls for further restrictions on immigration from EU countries, including a reduction in the welfare benefits available to migrants, in a speech to be given today.