New research from the Evangelical Alliance suggests evangelical Christianity in the UK is significantly larger, younger, and more ethnically diverse than commonly assumed. Based on a survey of 8,407 adults, the study estimates…

MPs have rejected proposals to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales, voting 286 to 270 against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at its second reading on 11 September. The…

UK inflation rose to 3.1% in August, increasing pressure on household finances ahead of the Budget on 28 October. Andy Burnham described the figures as concerning and warned that the Budget would be…

A huge community search for missing three-year-old Noah Woods has ended in tragedy after police recovered a child’s body from a pond in Brantham, Suffolk. Noah disappeared after becoming separated from a relative…

Shoplifting remains a serious problem across England, with more than 500,000 offences recorded during the latest year, despite numbers falling slightly from the previous period. More than half of recorded cases were closed…

Christian technology experts are urging churches to engage seriously with the opportunities and potential dangers presented by rapidly developing artificial intelligence. Their concerns follow warnings from leading AI developers about risks created by…

Around a thousand women in England with an incurable form of breast cancer will gain access to a life-extending treatment on the NHS after an earlier decision was reversed. Enhertu is the first…

Three Palestinian Christians in the occupied West Bank were asked this week for their opinions about the UK’s announcement of new measures targeting Israeli settlement activity. The UK plans to ban imports from…

A Devon beach became the scene of an extraordinary public celebration of Christian faith when 170 people were baptised in the sea at Bigbury-on-Sea. Merlin Kraft, founder of the Christian channel BibleLadUK, organised…

Churches and Christian charities across England could be delivering as many as 250,000 community services every week, according to new research highlighting the Church’s extensive contribution to society. The report,which examined churches and…