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Trio set to make offers for Northern Rock
Billionaire Richard Branson, banker Luqman Arnold and an in-house management team are set to pitch formal offers for Northern Rock on Monday, the government's deadline for bids.
Sleaze taints political house
The whiff of sleaze pervaded Britain's political establishment on Sunday with both main parties suffering in opinion polls amid public anger over parliamentarians' expense accounts and donations.
UK considered quitting Antarctica
Britain considered closing its bases in Antarctica in the 1950s due to the high costs of maintaining them and aggressive territorial claims from Chile and Argentina, previously secret papers showed on Monday.
Kenyan churches take action in fear of genocide
With ethnic tensions rising in violence-stricken Kenya despite peace efforts, local churches are stepping in to help prevent the country from descending into genocide.
Baptists hope historic gathering leads to unity
Thousands of Baptists wrapped up a historic three-day gathering on Friday wondering if their time spent in Atlanta was the beginning of a major Baptist movement toward unity or just a moment in time.
Mission Aviation Fellowship pulls out of Chad amid growing conflict
Mission Aviation Fellowship's team in Chad has evacuated to Garoua, Cameroon, as rebels advance on the country's capital N'Djaména.
Archbishops encourage Christians to be 'good neighbours' this Lent
Who is your virtual neighbour? Social networkers given guidance to stop, think and act for change this Lent.
Faith, race equality groups alarmed over mental health ward squalor
Church, faith and race equality groups have condemned the catalogue of failures in mental health services revealed by the Mental Health Act Commission's new report.
SJI gearing up for Hope for Planet Earth tour
Hope for Planet Earth tour to help Christians get to grips with some of the key climate change issues and what they as Christians should be doing about it.
Gore's green message resonates with Baptists
Former Vice President Al Gore found a responsive crowd among thousands of Baptists when he brought his green message to Atlanta Thursday.
Two bombs kill 72 in Baghdad
Bomb blasts ripped through two popular pet markets in Baghdad on Friday, killing 72 people in the deadliest attacks in the city in six months and dealing a bitter blow to Iraqi hopes that security is getting better.
Microsoft offers to buy Yahoo
Microsoft Corp has made an unsolicited offer to buy Yahoo Inc for $44.6 billion in cash and stock, seeking to join forces against Google Inc in what would be the biggest Internet deal since the Time Warner-AOL merger.
Wintry weather set to get worse
Strong winds and wintry showers continued to lash Britain on Friday, causing problems at sea and on land, with more bad weather predicted for the weekend.
CofE churches swell at Christmas, Easter, but smaller turnout on Sundays
Figures just released by the Church of England for 2006 show larger congregations at Christmas and Easter, but smaller Sunday congregations.
Eritrea hides ex-Orthodox head from US officials
The former head of the Eritrean Orthodox Church, who is widely believed to have been forcibly removed from office by the government, was relocated to an undisclosed locale to prevent his meeting a visiting US delegation, reported a Christian persecution watchdog group Tuesday.
South African authorities round up Zimbabwean refugees sheltering in church
Hundreds of Zimbabweans were arrested by police forces Thursday while sleeping at a church in South Africa known for sheltering refugees.