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UK Government must boost support for East Timor, says advocacy group
Catholic advocacy and development agency Progressio has called on the British government to fulfil its responsibilities to the people of East Timor.
United Reformed Church in call to save British farmers
Members of the United Reformed Church have been asked to look more carefully at what they eat, to help save British farmers.
Operation Noah to deliver giant petition to Prime Minister
What is thought to be the largest petition ever handed in to any Prime Minister will be delivered to 10 Downing Street on Thursday.
Charlie Hall reflects on forthcoming release, The Bright Sadness
sixstepsrecords and Passion worship leader/artist, Charlie Hall will release his fourth studio album, The Bright Sadness, on August 19.
Zimbabwe Christian churches reject Mugabe victory
Zimbabwe's Christian community on Tuesday rejected President Robert Mugabe's re-election last month as marred by violence and intimidation and said it would support a government of national unity.
Saudi Arabia to affirm 'openness' at inter-faith forum
An inter-faith conference in Spain this week will give Saudi Arabia a chance to declare its "openness" and willingness to cooperate with the international community, a Saudi organiser said on Tuesday.
Inflation surges as economic gloom deepens
Inflation shot up to nearly double the central bank's 2 percent target in June, intensifying doubts about whether the Bank of England can cut interest rates to prevent a sharp economic slowdown.
Problem families targeted in youth crime crackdown
Up to 20,000 families will be given intensive support to help get their wayward children back on track as part of a 100 million pound government plan to curb youth crime, the Home Office has announced.
Guantanamo prisoner wanted to come home
Omar Khadr, the only western prisoner still held in the U.S. prison on Guantanamo Bay, pleaded with Canadian interrogators to be allowed home in videos released on Tuesday by his lawyers.
Council mulls scrapping speed camera funding
A local council is considering scrapping its funding for speed cameras and spending the money on other traffic-calming measures instead.
Killer drivers face 14 years in jail
Motorists who kill people by driving dangerously face up to 14 years in jail under new sentencing guidelines issued on Tuesday.
Multiple bombings kill 40 in northern Iraq
Bombers killed around 40 people and wounded scores in several attacks in northern Iraq on Tuesday, days after the government vowed to expand a crackdown against militants in a region where al Qaeda retains influence.
U.S. Fed chief warns on growth
U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Tuesday the U.S. economy faced significant risks to growth, while dismal data flashed fresh signs of stagflation.
Regular chlamydia tests urged for young people
Young sexually active people should get themselves tested annually for the infection chlamydia and again every time they change partner, the Health Protection Agency said on Tuesday.
Madeleine McCann suspect wins libel award
Robert Murat, a Briton who lives at the Portuguese resort where Madeleine McCann vanished last year, won a large libel award from 11 papers who had claimed he was involved in her disappearance, media reports said.
Expectant moms who go nuts boost child asthma risk
Pregnant women who eat nuts or nut products like peanut butter daily raise the risk their children will develop asthma by 50 percent, Dutch researchers said on Tuesday.