Britain must go into an ‘Asia-style’ lockdown now with nurseries and places of worship closed, hotels commandeered as isolation centres and masks worn in every public space, experts have warned. Former WHO director Anthony Costello said only ‘a total clampdown’ would succeed in stopping the mutant strain of coronavirus ripping through the country. Professor of operational … Read more
Britain must go into an ‘Asian-style’ lockdown now with nurseries and places of worship closed, hotels commandeered as isolation centres and masks worn in every public space, experts have warned. Former WHO director Anthony Costello said only ‘a total clampdown’ would succeed in stopping the mutant strain of coronavirus ripping through the country. Professor of operational … Read more
Church leaders plead directly to Ministers to reopen ‘Covid-secure’ places of worship for Christmas services Michael Gove and Robert Jenrick have been handed Faith Task Force dossier It details efforts made to render places of worship safe – and comes as Tory MPs are poised to step up pressure for churches to reopen where safety … Read more
Anti-lockdown demonstrators clashed with police in Italy today while French Catholics demanded the right to worship as Covid protests have broken out across Europe. Angry protesters faced off with riot officers in Rome this afternoon, shouting and chanting to express their frustration at the latest regional lockdown measures imposed by the Italian government. Meanwhile in … Read more
England’s Catholic Church has strongly criticised the Government for banning communal worship in the country’s new lockdown, saying such gatherings have been a great help to the nation’s wellbeing throughout the pandemic. Most religious services are banned under winter lockdown restrictions expected to last throughout November, which were announced by Prime Minister Boris Johnson on … Read more
RUTH SUNDERLAND: The trouble with shareholder primacy is that investors tend to tolerate bad behaviour so long as it seems lucrative American economist Milton Friedman was a huge influence on the thinking of Margaret Thatcher and Ronald Reagan Even Gordon Gekko’s ‘Greed is Good’ mantra is a simplistic interpretation of his theory By Ruth Sunderland … Read more
Some 1,200 years ago, an ancient civilization would visit a large wooden temple on what is now Norway to pray and make sacrifices to Norse gods such as Odin and Thor – and archaeologists have found evidence of the pagan structure. Archaeologists from the University Museum of Bergen have been excavating a site in the … Read more
Churches today held their first ever drive-in services as they resumed Sunday worship for the first time since lockdown began. A church in Hampshire saw a vicar lead its service from a car park, with worshippers asked to sing within their cars with members of their own household. In Darlington, a drive-in church service was held … Read more