Burma cyclone: Aid flights are able to resume
Aid flights to Burma will resume, the UN has announced, only hours after they were suspended when Burma's military junta seized two shipments.
Hezbollah fighters seize control of West Beirut
Hezbollah fighters seized control of rival pro-Government strongholds in Beirut today as gunbattles rocked the Lebanese capital for a third day, edging the nation dangerously close to all-out civil war.
Andrew Lloyd Webber's Classical Brits triumph
Andrew Lloyd Webber has been honoured with an outstanding achievement award at the Classical Brits for an unparalleled career in musical theatre.
UK Home repossessions expected to hit 45,000
The number of home owners who have had their properties repossessed has increased substantially since last year, figures are expected to show.
Divisive Hillary Clinton is 'damaging Democrats'
Senator Hillary Clinton stated yesterday that Barack Obama’s support from “hard-working Americans, white Americans” was “weakening”, stoking fears that she is using race to damage her rival’s chances of a general election victory.
Chelsea siege: Police shot Saunders three times
Mark Saunders, 32, was shot from distance as he exchanged fire with police from his £2.2million flat on Tuesday evening. He was pronounced dead shortly after officers stormed the flat using stun grenades.
Brown joins 80 Church Leaders for day of prayer
Prime Minister Gordon Brown this afternoon hosted a Reception at Number 10 Downing Street in honour of the Global Day of Prayer, London – taking place this Sunday afternoon at Millwall Football Stadium.
Chalke announces a "charity sector parliament"
Rev Steve Chalke, Oasis founder, has announced the opening of a new centre dedicated to the church’s engagement with social justice, government, media and business as well as the training of church leaders and activists in community transformation and public life.
Pope set to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury
Pope Benedict is expected to meet the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams on Monday in only the second official meeting between the two religious leaders, a Vatican source said on Sunday.
God TV breaks schedule to "broadcast miracles"
GOD TV (www.god.tv) has broken with its regular schedule over the past 10 days to bring reports of supernatural encounters and documented miracles from Lakeland, Florida to its viewers in over 200 nations.
Baptists focus on future at Blackpool Assembly
Baptists from across the country will be travelling to Blackpool this Friday for the Baptist Assembly, the biggest Baptist event of the year.
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Sven-Goran Eriksson talks players out of strike
Thaksin Shinawatra's decision to fire Sven-Goran Eriksson is threatening to lead to a dressing-room mutiny at Manchester City after it transpired that the players had offered to boycott the club's end-of-season promotional tour to Thailand in support of their beleaguered manager.
Football: Two Birmingham City bosses arrested
Karren Brady, the Birmingham City managing director, and David Sullivan, the club's co-owner, have been arrested as part of the investigation into alleged corruption in football.
Beckhams last stand? as France beat England
The French used to bury their kings in the St-Denis necropolis near here and it was impossible to escape the feeling that David Beckham's England career was also laid to rest last night.
David Beckham recalled to the England squad
David Beckham has been recalled to the England squad for next week's friendly against France in Paris, putting the midfielder on track to win his 100th cap.
Lewis Hamilton off to flying start with Ausi win
Lewis Hamilton got his second season in Formula One off to a magnificent start when he won a spectacular and incident-filled Australian Grand Prix yesterday in which both his main rivals at Ferrari failed to finish.
David Beckham: I'm match fit ready for England
Former England captain David Beckham has said that he is fit and ready to earn his 100th England cap in the friendly agianst France on March 26.
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Fresh Expressions birthing new forms of church
The Fresh Expressions movement in the Church of England and the Methodist Church is built on firm biblical, theological and sociological foundations, concludes a book of essays answering the big questions about the idea of a mission-shaped church launched by Church House Publishing today on Tuesday.
New "UK Christian youth magazine" launches
STREETBRAND, a Christian youth culture magazine that originally made an appearance in 2004, has re-launched this week with a fresher look and a new direction.
