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UK experiencing record levels of hunger and hardship, says Trussell Trust

MORE than nine million people in the UK are experiencing “hunger and hardship” — a situation in which events such as job loss or an unexpected bill necessitate foodbank use, the Trussell Trust reports

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Charity Commission investigates Barnabas Aid

THE Charity Commission has restricted spending by Barnabas Aid (also known as the Barnabas Fund) while it conducts a statutory inquiry into the charity’s operations, it announced on Thursday

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Protesters against Commissioners’ farming policy carry ‘95 Wild Theses’ to St Paul’s

CHRIS PACKHAM and other celebrities have challenged the Church Commissioners to rewild 30 per cent of their estate by 2030 — to “give British wildlife the salvation that it desperately needs”

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Bishop of Norwich commends public vigilance after being mistaken for ‘suspicious youth’

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Marsha de Cordova appointed Second Church Estates Commissioner

07 Oct 2024

Sacked Fairford school worker’s appeal awaits judgment

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Calls to appoint religious-freedom envoy soon

04 Oct 2024

Bishops urge Prime Minister to block drilling of Rosebank oilfield

04 Oct 2024

Royal School of Church Music puts fees in the spotlight in new survey

04 Oct 2024

Welsh Evangelicals detect slight over conversion therapy stance

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Young furniture-makers invited to craft chair to symbolise exclusion from Church and society

04 Oct 2024

Law Commission proposes reuse of graves to address national shortage of burial space

03 Oct 2024

Sunderland archdeacon to be next Dean of Guildford

03 Oct 2024

Scolding review of Soul Survivor scandal published

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Rebuild trust, CCF chair urges Conservative Party

02 Oct 2024

CCLA initiative to tackle modern slavery backed by 65 investors worth £15m

04 Oct 2024

New Welsh pilgrimage route inspired by saint

04 Oct 2024

Faculty granted to move stillborn baby’s grave

02 Oct 2024

Bishop of Southwark hospitalised after being injured in a taxi

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Updated anti-bullying guidance aims to protect freedom of expression in C of E schools

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UK experiencing record levels of hunger and hardship, says Trussell Trust

Charity Commission investigates Barnabas Aid

Protesters against Commissioners’ farming policy carry ‘95 Wild Theses’ to St Paul’s

Bishop of Norwich commends public vigilance after being mistaken for ‘suspicious youth’

Marsha de Cordova appointed Second Church Estates Commissioner

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Calls to appoint religious-freedom envoy soon

Bishops urge Prime Minister to block drilling of Rosebank oilfield

Royal School of Church Music puts fees in the spotlight in new survey

Welsh Evangelicals detect slight over conversion therapy stance

Young furniture-makers invited to craft chair to symbolise exclusion from Church and society

Law Commission proposes reuse of graves to address national shortage of burial space

Sunderland archdeacon to be next Dean of Guildford

Scolding review of Soul Survivor scandal published

Rebuild trust, CCF chair urges Conservative Party

CCLA initiative to tackle modern slavery backed by 65 investors worth £15m

New Welsh pilgrimage route inspired by saint

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Bishop of Southwark hospitalised after being injured in a taxi

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