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The Archbishop of Westminster became the first cardinal in British history to testify under oath as he was questioned by the counsel for the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) today at a hearing in central London. The investigation into how institutions in England and Wales handled their duty of care to protect children from sexual abuse, called the highest Catholic clergyman in the country to answer awkward questions on the Roman Catholic church's responses to major concerns safeguarding...

In 2017 almost 40 thousand peoples’ lives were ended by guns. The grim total of 39,773 brings the nation's death rate to the highest level since 1996. The data was released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The gun death rate of 12.0 per 100,000 people — higher than the rate of death from car accidents of 11.5 per 100,000 people. Tragically the increase in 2017 occurred due to suicide. Sixty percent of gun deaths last year were...

Shocking data has shown that child homelessness in England is at its highest rate for 12 years. Over 123,000 children in temporary accommodation in England between April and June. This worrying figure is a 73 per cent rise on 2010. There were 82,310 households in stop-gap homes and B&Bs by June 30th. When David Cameron took power in 2010, the number of homeless minors was at 71,460. Now, that figure is at 123,630 – an increase of 73% John Healey MP, Labour’s...

The electronic device designed to sit in the stomach for at least a month can also detect illnesses early relaying a diagnosis wirelessly

England’s most senior Catholic clergyman, Cardinal Vincent Nichols is to face questions at the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) today. The Archbishop of Westminster was due to appear last month, but pulled out of the central London inquiry due to ill health. He will face questions from the inquiry about his time as Archbishop of Birmingham, and the handling of allegations of abuse by four priests, including the now dead Father John Tolkien, the son of Lord of...

Uncertainty caused by Brexit is causing buyers and sellers to sit tight in increasing numbers across the UK, according to the November 2018 RICS UK Residential Market Survey. Looking at London, the results from the latest survey continue to show a weaker trend in sales with demand and supply falling once again, as almost half of respondents to the survey across the UK as a whole cite political uncertainty caused by Brexit as impacting the UK housing market.  The number...

Theresa May has been left with a Commons majority of just 32.5 per cent after last night's vote.  Despite surviving a leadership contest by 200 to 117 votes she is now facing an uphill battle with a third of her own politicians having no confidence in her and the SNP, DUP, Labour, Lib Dems and Greens giving her scant support.  That leaves her with only 32.5 per cent of total MPs in the Commons out of the 650 MPs in total...

As the UK falls into chaos over leaving the EU, the EU itself has gone on and approved a huge trade deal with Japan starting in 2019. The European Parliament voted 474 to 156 in favour of the plan to bind the two economic powerhouses. This will create the world’s largest free trade area totally around a third of the earth’s GDP. EU Trade Commissioner Cecilia Malmstrom said in a statement: “This will bring clear benefits to our companies, farmers,...

Stratford-on-Avon District Council are accused of trying to get rid of homeless people in case they put off Christmas shoppers