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London City Mission asks for prayer for missing missionary
A London City Mission (LCM) worker has been reported missing, prompting calls for prayer from the charity.

Family of Christian blogger and 3 children killed in horrific crash lean on faith after inquest
A horrific car crash in which a Christian blogger and her three children died may have been down to fatigue or distraction, an inquest has heard.

Orphaned son of asylum seeker granted indefinite leave to remain after Church campaign
The Home Office has listened to the appeals of the Church of Scotland and others, and told a 13-year-old orphan he can stay in the UK permanently.

Christian conductor and Street Pastors recognised in Queen's birthday honours
The founder of the orchestra at All Souls Langham Place is among the Christians to be recognised in the Queen's birthday honours.

Scottish Churches in historic joint declaration
The Church of Scotland and Scottish Episcopal Church have signed a historic declaration opening the door to deeper cooperation and more shared ministry.

Edinburgh Council to pay damages over cancellation of Christian conference
Edinburgh Council must pay £25,000 in damages to a church after cancelling its conference over the LGBT beliefs of a guest speaker.

Woman who lost job over trans critical tweets wins appeal
A woman who lost her job at a think tank after criticising transgender ideology on Twitter has won her appeal.

Calls for public inquiry into Stonewall's influence
Christian Concern is supporting calls for a public inquiry into Stonewall's influence in UK institutions after an exodus of organisations from its diversity programme.

Christian Aid welcomes Prime Minister's vaccine promise
Boris Johnson made the announcement as G7 leaders gathered in in Carbis Bay, Cornwall, for the start of their summit on Friday.
Sexual harassment, assault and sending nude photos are commonplace in British schools - Ofsted report
The review of 900 children spanned 32 state and private schools and colleges, and concluded that sexual harassment, including online sexual abuse, has become "normalised" for children and young people.

Home Secretary says Government wants to help Christian forced marriage and conversion victim
The Home Secretary says she has been working on the case of Maira Shahbaz "for a considerable period of time".

Student cleared of wrongdoing over gender comments
A law student investigated by her university for saying that women have vaginas and are weaker than men has been cleared of wrongdoing.

Dalai Lama, Rowan Williams and other faith leaders in joint vaccine call to G7
Faith leaders are pleading with Boris Johnson and other G7 leaders meeting in Cornwall this week to end vaccine inequality.

John Smyth's son suspended from US church leadership
The son of John Smyth has been suspended by a US church because of questions surrounding what he knew about the abuse perpetrated by his late father.

I was a Smyth victim too, says Rector of St Helen's Bishopsgate
The Rector of St Helen's Bishopsgate, an evangelical church in the City of London, says he was beaten in a shed by the late John Smyth.

How will the terminally ill and disabled be protected from assisted suicide, critics ask
Campaigners for a change of the law on assisted suicide are failing to provide answers to complex issues like protecting the terminally ill and disabled people from pressure to end their lives early, the Christian Medical Fellowship has said.