Sport faces financial ruin as bleak winter without fans approaches

As sports clubs and associations in England face up to the bleak prospect of six further months without spectators after plans for a fans’ return next month were scrapped, Westminster’s Chaplain for Sport has suggested one novel idea to keep finances flowing. “Sport’s future is as uncertain as that of the arts and its actors,... Read More

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September 18, 2020

Disruption to schooling could worsen in winter due to Covid-19, says union

The number of pupils who have to self-isolate could increase and more schools may have to close as winter approaches, a head teachers’ union has said. Downing Street says 99 per cent of schools in England have reopened this month, with only a “very small” number remaining closed due to coronavirus outbreaks. But Geoff Barton,... Read More

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February 7, 2020

Warning as millions face flooding risk

The number of people in the UK facing floods during the winter is more than the population of Birmingham and Manchester combined, according to a new report. The report, published by campaign organisation The Climate Coalition and the Priestley International Centre for Climate, warns that the UK is already seeing wetter winters and more frequent... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

August 1, 2019

Name heatwaves after shameful companies

Heatwaves should be named after fossil fuel companies in order to name and shame them, a Catholic environmentalist has suggested. Ellen Teague, of the Columban Justice, Peace and the Integrity of Creation, said the extreme weather events should be named after such companies that have undermined climate change action in order to raise awareness of... Read More

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December 20, 2018

Emergency accommodation service issues call for volunteer’s to open their homes this winter

Nightstop is calling on volunteers across the country to take in a young person, so that they don’t sleep on the streets or another dangerous place this winter. Nightstop services – supported by the players of the People’s Postcode Lottery – around the UK offer young people and vulnerable adults a bed for the night... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

December 10, 2018

Christmas spirit in the air as Vatican unveils Nativity scene, tree

The annual unveiling of the Vatican’s Christmas tree and Nativity scene brought some much-needed warmth to people’s hearts as winter approached. Hundreds of people in St Peter’s Square applauded as white curtains unfurled, on 7th December, revealing a 52-foot wide artistic representation of Jesus’ birth made entirely of sand and dubbed the ‘Sand Nativity’. The... Read More

Catholic Times, News – Vatican

August 26, 2018

Charity calls on faithful to back Homeless Sunday

Housing Justice, the national Christian homelessness charity, is urging churches to take part in Homeless Sunday, the annual chance to remember people experiencing homelessness. The new day will now take place on Sunday, 7th October. The change in date reflects feedback from Church leaders and congregations and the growing number of churches involved in hosting... Read More

Catholic Times, News – UK and Ireland

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