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Welby condemns male 'sin'
Justin Welby, The Archbishop of Canterbury and most senior cleric in the Anglican Church, has joined a growing army of politicians and community leaders in speaking out in the wake of Sarah Everard’s brutal murder. The 33-year-old’s remains were found in woodland in Kent towards... read more »
Mother's Day: a troubled past
Tomorrow, many families whose finances are suffering due to the effects of Lockdown and the global pandemic, will struggle to buy their mothers a bunch of flowers to celebrate Mothering Sunday. If you don't believe me, just speak to the millions of people now relying... read more »
England ace’s plea to men
A former England footballer will next week attempt to help business owners and leaders become ‘better allies to women and people from under-represented groups’. Graeme Le Saux, who played for Blackburn, Chelsea and Southampton during an illustrious top-flight career, will talk to members of the... read more »
Hornet's hero honoured
Luther Blissett, the former Watford and England footballer, has had his charity work and efforts to fight racism officially recognised. Blissett, who scored 186 goals in 503 games for Watford between 1975 and 1993 – and has been involved in ‘countless community projects’ since retiring... read more »
A life well-lived...
Respected evangelist J. John pays tribute to the life, works and faithfulness of Luis Palau, who has recently died. The passing of the evangelist Luis Palau, aged 86, has recently been announced – and with his ‘promotion to glory’, another of a generation of pioneering... read more »
Morgan could cash-in
A little over 48 hours after Pier Morgan walked out on ITV’s flagship morning programme, the calculators have been hard at work estimating how much he is able to earn from social media. Although former newspaper editor, Morgan, doesn't need the filthy lucre, he could... read more »
Top films of the 90s
It is great to debate the best-ever movies – and dissect all things Hollywood in a bid to decide which decade has been the best for cinemagoers. So far, I have taken a peek at the 70s and 80s. Now it’s the turn of the... read more »
Pressures grow on festivals
It’s not only the biggest secular events that are feeling the pinch due to the pandemic – as the UK's biggest Christian festivals have today revealed they are also locked in a fight for survival. In an Open Letter, the leaders of eight annual faith-based... read more »
Come back soon, Piers
Please be sure of one thing: this article is not a sycophantic, mushy love-in for the former GMB presenter, Piers Morgan. But while the missiles and grenades – and the occasional tribute – are lobbed in his direction following his abrupt departure from ITV’s flagship... read more »
Brits in bits over weather
With more wintry weather scheduled for the weekend, the need to feel snug and warm indoors will again dominate the conversations of many families – with more than 60 per cent of us arguing over how hot the central heating needs to be. Come rain... read more »