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Parent and toddler group leaders 'understimated', says charity
Care for the Family conferences to give encouragement to "underestimated" parent and toddler group leaders.
Government funding boosts YMCA homeless services
The Department for Communities and Local Government has announced a package of measures to improve services for homeless people and seven YMCA projects have been selected to receive funding.
Cyclist steps up training for nationwide cathedral-to-cathedral bid
Training has been increased dramatically by Gary Bluett, the man who is planning to be the first person ever to cycle to every Anglican cathedral in England, Wales and Scotland.
Mitt Romney as Vice President? Social conservatives say no
More than 20 leading social conservatives signed an open letter to presumptive Republican nominee John McCain expressing their opposition to the idea of having Mitt Romney as vice president on the Republican ballot.
Indonesia: Over 100 churches close in 3 Years
Islamic extremism and local governments have closed more than 100 churches in Indonesia within three years, according to a persecution watchdog agency.
Call to priesthood to ring out in parishes, schools, university chaplaincies
The Catholic Church in England and Wales will launch its annual campaign this Sunday to encourage young men and women to consider whether priesthood or religious life might be for them.
Mexico drug gangs building churches - bishop
Violent drug gangs in Mexico, which kill thousands of people a year, fund the building of churches in impoverished villages to try to win over locals, a senior Catholic bishop said.
Sorrow, defiance, Iraq Christians bury slain priest
Scores of grieving Christians packed a Baghdad church on Sunday for the funeral mass of a priest slain by gunmen in the latest attack on a minority community that has become a target in Iraq's sectarian violence.
China denounces torch protest
China on Monday denounced protests that disrupted the Olympic torch relay in London and IOC chief Jacques Rogge expressed concern at the demonstrations, but said there was no momentum for a boycott of the Beijing Games.
Government forecasts called 'optimistic'
Government forecasts for economic growth are above consensus and based on a questionable premise that Britain is better equipped than other nations to withstand the credit crisis, a parliamentary committee said on Monday.
BA to cancel 114 flights at Heathrow
After nearly two weeks of baggage chaos and hundreds of cancelled flights, London Heathrow airport was hit by bad weather on Sunday which forced British Airways to cancel 114 flights.
Prince Philip leaves hospital
Prince Philip left hospital on Sunday after undergoing treatment for a chest infection.
Britons find car habit hard to give up
Britons' love affair with the car is alive and well despite rising petrol prices and increased congestion, with research showing just over a fifth of drivers would use their vehicles for trips of 500 metres and less.
Hillary Clinton's top strategist quits
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's chief political strategist, Mark Penn, stepped aside on Sunday after news that he lobbied for a free trade treaty with Colombia that Clinton opposes.
Zimbabwe court to rule on election results
A Zimbabwe court will rule on Monday on whether it has the authority to order the release of delayed presidential election results which Robert Mugabe's opponents say will show his long grip on power is over.
Blast injures police after Putin-Bush summit
An explosion injured a policeman in the Russian Black Sea resort of Sochi after Russia's President Vladimir Putin met United States leader George W. Bush, RIA Novosti news agency reported on Monday.