Michael Trimmer
Council of Europe says no to Belgian child euthanasia law
While the Belgian Parliament moves to vote on the Child Euthanasia bill next week, the Council of Europe fight to stop this law from going further.
UKIP MEP calls for Muslims to sign declaration of non-violence
UKIP MEP Gerard Batten has repeated his call for all Muslims to sign a decoration of non-violence.
Baroness Masham: The dying should be well looked after
Baroness Masham of Ilton wants a law passed to stop doctors from being able to withdraw water and food from patients, just because it is believed there is nothing more that can be done for them. Christian Today spoke to her more about the issue.
Gaza occupation must end, says Church Commissioner
Church Commissioner and Tory MP Tony Baldry has likened the humanitarian situation in Gaza to "a prison camp".
EU calls on Saudi Arabia to allow public worship for all faiths
The European Parliament passed an early stage resolution calling on Saudi Arabia to do more to improve its human rights record
Venereal diseases found in children as young as 12 in Scotland
Around 400 Scottish under-16s every year are being diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections each year
Pro-gay EU motion passed despite 200,000-strong petition
A motion demanding that the European Commission work to protect specific LGBTI issues has been adopted by the European Parliament, despite 200,000 signatures on a petition objecting to it.
Work begins on Bible Society's new £1m visitor centre
The story of Mary Jones, the 15-year-old who in 1800 walked 25 miles to buy a Bible, and the life of the minister she inspired, the Reverend Thomas Charles to found the Bible Society, will be celebrated in the new visitor centre being developed in north Wales.
Vatican must 'remove' all suspected child abusers, says UN
The UN's Committee on the Rights of the Child has been scathing in its criticism of the Holy See over its handling of child abuse by clergy
German and Swiss Catholics reject Vatican teachings on sex
A Vatican survey revealed that despite being devout, many German and Swiss Catholics reject large swathes of church teaching on sexual morality.
The Ken Ham vs Bill Nye creation/evolution debate: Who said what?
Bill Nye and Ken Ham yesterday took to the Creation Museum in Kentucky to debate the question "Is creation a viable model of origins in today's modern scientific era?"
Thousands being trapped in fuel poverty
Church Action on Poverty is calling for Ofgen to meet face to face with the personal face of fuel poverty.
Scottish Parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
The Scottish Parliament has voted to legalise same sex marriage, making it the 17th country in the world to do so.
Bishop of Carlisle to investigate impact of welfare reform in Cumbria
The Right Reverend James Newcome has been appointed head of a commission into whether the Government's welfare reforms have been making poverty worse in Cumbria.
The most and least religious states in the US - Mississippi comes out top, Vermont is bottom
Gallup has released its 2013 tracking data on US religiosity. Mississippi takes the top spot, while Vermont ranks at the bottom.
Plans to turn historic Palestinian village into tourist site cause upset
The Palestinian village of Nabi Samwil is going through a forced transition from a working home to a national tourist attraction. Something the locals have not accepted and continue to fight.