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Get Fair: extend poverty goals to all age groups A NEW CAMPAIGN against poverty in the UK, Get Fair, was launched by a coalition of more than 50 faith and community groups yesterday. Subscriber only	Christian welcome for experiment set up to look for ‘God particle’ FEARS that the Large Hadron Colliderwill create black holes that will start devouring the Earth have been dismissed as “groundless” by an ordained scientist... Subscriber only	Bookshop employees will air grievances at tribunal THIRTY former employees of SPCK Bookshops are taking their case to an employment tribunal, in a legal process that begins in Bury St Edmunds next Thursday... Subscriber only

Churchmen call for migration cap THE former Archbishop of Canterbury, Lord Carey, and Frank Field MP are founder-members of the parliamentary Cross-Party Group on Balanced Migration... Subscriber only	Akinola criticises West for cultural laxity and timidity ENGLAND has let Christ go, says the Archbishop of Nigeria, the Most Revd Peter Akinola. Subscriber only	Haiti in ‘dire’ state after storms batter Caribbean THE Government, the International Red Cross, and the Episcopal Church in the United States have been among those to send aid to the Caribbean after Hurricane... Subscriber only

Chester stretch London in rain-shortened final FOR ALMOST as long as anyone can remember, the early-September sun has shone on the Church Times Cricket Cup Final, at the Walker Ground in the... Subscriber only	‘Be the eyes and ears of Jesus’ ARCHBISHOP Desmond Tutu urged churches to be “the hands, feet, eyes, and ears of Jesus in the fight against local and global poverty” Subscriber only	US bishops back same-sex marriage TWO BISHOPS were due to hold press conferences in California on Wednesday, both urging a no vote on Proposition 8, which seeks to overturn the state’s... Subscriber only

Church insurance claims hit the roof INSURANCE payouts on lead thefts from churches are likely to top £10 million this year. Subscriber only	Converts in Iran face execution TWO Christian converts in prison in Iran face possible execution after being charged with apostasy at the Public and Revolutionary Court in Shiraz, Iran... Subscriber only	Network moderator condemns parish ‘seizure’ in Canada THE MODERATOR of the Anglican Network in Canada (ANiC), the Rt Revd Donald Harvey, has condemned the attempts of the diocese of New Westminster to “seize... Subscriber only

Sea of Galilee threatened by water shortage in Holy Land ONE OF the most important New Testament sites is under threat from global warming and the worsening water shortage in the Holy Land and surrounding area... Subscriber only	News in brief Bring your Bible to work, Royal coach to honour dead of Coventry, Al-Jazeera Christian 'forced to resign', Church Hub wins national prize Subscriber only	Williams meets Israeli leaders THE Archbishop of Canterbury this week joined the Chief Rabbis of Israel in a renewed call for a “comprehensive peace” in the Middle East. Subscriber only

Communities pull together after floods FOR THE second summer running, large areas of Britain have been hit by severe flooding. Subscriber only	Day by day in flooded Bihar I’m at home when I see a news story on floods in Bihar. The River Kosi has burst its banks, and large parts of Supaul district are under water. Subscriber only

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