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Brothers and sisters, …Carry each other’s burdens, and in this way you will fulfil the law of Christ. If anyone thinks they are something when they are not, they deceive themselves. (Galatians 6 1-3) I am always interfering, in situations where I should not. Sorry, but I do. It is probably because of the job I...

The rise in lone working and the insecurity of increasing numbers of jobs are “making millions of us poorer and ill,” says a new report from Christian-based think tank, Theos. In ‘The Ties That Bind’ Theos looks at how better work can be created “by paying attention to the social dynamics – the love, even...

For the first time since the Black Death killed about 50 million people in the mid-1300s, the world’s population is going to decline. According to experts, global fertility rates have hit an historic tipping point, and seem unlikely to recover. Millions of women are simply having less children. The global population currently stands at just...

Recent scientific research has found evidence that having a dog is good for you. “Science is finally catching up with what humans have intuitively known for thousands of years.” So says Professor Emeritus Aubrey Fine of Cal Poly University, a paediatric clinical psychologist. A recent study at Konkuk University in Korea found that participants’ alpha-band...

The average adult in the UK sits for nine hours a day. Office workers probably clock up even more time in a chair. But it is not good for you.  Research has found that too much sitting increases your risk of weight gain, Type 2 diabetes, osteoporosis, depression, anxiety, stress, cancer, and even early death....

As this month we observe Mental Health Awareness Week, it would be well worth especially praying for our young people. The Children’s Commissioner for England has recently warned that our nation’s children are still facing a mental health crisis, following the isolation and loneliness of the pandemic. And now, Dame Rachel de Souza warns that...

 Have you hit a pothole and damaged your car yet? If not, it is probably only a matter of time. Despite TWO MILLION potholes being filled over the past year (the highest number since 2015) the Asphalt Industry Alliance (AIA) is now warning that our roads are crumbling to ‘breaking point’. According to the AIA’s...

Speed cameras and Moses The government wants to improve your teeth Strict bedtimes could make children’s brains ‘bigger and healthier’ Children using dangerous drugs for weight loss Don’t hesitate to use hearing aids The pet crisis< Do you remember your own Pin number? ** Editor: David Pickup, a solicitor, considers driving…. Speed cameras and Moses...

I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; for kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. (1 Timothy 2:2) It is not often you get Moses and the local...

Fluoride is to be added to more of our drinking water, to help improve the nation’s teeth. It is part of the new NHS Dental Recovery Plan, the biggest expansion of the health measure since the 1980s. At present, only five water companies add fluoride to water in the UK. They are mainly in the...

A family routine and a strict bedtime could help your child develop a healthier, bigger brain. On the other hand, a disruptive family life with poor sleep patterns could mean your child has slower brain development, poorer cognitive function, and below average academic achievement. Those are the findings of a new study from Colorado State...

Nearly five per cent of young boys and girls took diet pills or laxatives in the past year.  When considering just girls alone, the figure leaps to ten per cent. Researchers found that young girls were also more likely than boys to use over-the-counter drugs, which “do not work, are dangerous, associated with unhealthful weight...