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- Fifty years ago, on 9th October 1974, Oskar Schindler, Austria-Hungarian-born German businessman, died. He saved more than 1,100 Jews during the Holocaust by employing them in his factories. The story is told in the film Schindler’s List. At the time of his death, in Hildesheim, Germany, he was almost unknown and very poor. After the...Oskar Schindler – the German businessman who befriended the Jews
- Take it seriously. If it has gone on for a while, it may even be well worth paying your doctor a visit. The reason is that a recent study has found that on-going work-related stress can actually double your risk of a potentially deadly irregular heartbeat. Researchers discovered that having ‘job strain’ along with a...Have you been stressed at work?
- Following Ofgem’s recent announcement that average energy bills are set to rise by 10% from this month (October), Christians Against Poverty’s Chief Executive Officer, Stewart McCulloch has voiced the charity’s concerns. Stewart McCulloch said: “Almost half our clients already face the devastating reality of not having enough to pay for their basic needs, including energy costs. “With the...Christians Against Poverty “deeply concerned” at Ofgem energy price cap increase
- When you are out and about on the road far from home, ever feel tempted to pop in and explore an unfamiliar church? If so, think of Donatus as your patron saint – and beware. You don’t know what you may be letting yourself in for…. In 829 Donatus, an Irish monk, had completed a...22nd October – Donatus, and the danger of exploring an unfamiliar church
- Do you know that in Kenya, many parents and caregivers struggle to provide their children with even one meal a day? As a response to the need, the Kisumu Children Trust has long been feeding as many desperately hungry children as it can in the Kisumu area of Kenya, where food is often scarce and...Feeding hungry children in Kenya
- Do you value your Bible? If so, Felix of Thibiuca (247 – 303) is a good patron saint for you. The year was 303, and Diocletian was emperor in Rome. In February of that year he decided that Christians were NOT a good thing. So he issued an edict: all copies of the Christian Scriptures...24th October – Felix of Thibiuca, the man who would not give up his Bible
- ‘In person church attendance’ can fall by almost a third (29%) if a local church closes, a new opinion poll has found. The poll, commissioned by the National Churches Trust, revealed that when a local church closes, 22% of the churchgoers are unwilling or unable to worship in a different church. A further 7% said...Closing churches cuts worship numbers, poll finds
- Many people name their homes, and there is certainly a dizzying variety of names out there. But now a new study has found that nearly all the most common property names have something to do with nature. And in Britain, the most popular house name of all is short and sweet: ‘The Cottage’. Next in...The names we love to give our homes
- Some 65 years ago, on 11th October 1959, Britain began introducing postcodes. They started in Norwich, and by 1974 had been rolled out across the whole country. The idea was to speed up sorting following the mechanisation of the postal system. But for the process to work, people had to use it, and it was...Where do postcodes come from?
- Can you think of a politician who deserves to be called a saint? If no one currently living politician comes to mind, never mind – there is always King Alfred of Wessex (871-899). This remarkable and best known of all the Anglo-Saxon rulers may have dozed off and let some cakes burn while a peasant...26th October – Alfred the Great, King of the West Saxons
- It was 175 years ago, on 17th October 1849, that Frederic Chopin, Polish composer and piano virtuoso, died. His final words – “Swear to make them cut me open, so that I won’t be buried alive” – revealed his taphephobia, a fairly common nineteenth-century fear shared by Alfred Nobel. Chopin had been quite seriously ill for...Remembering the music of Chopin
- Which do you prefer, when it comes to eating scones? Of course, Cornwall and Devon have long been in rivalry over it, with Cornwall preferring the jam first, while Devon opts for the cream. Now a recent YouGov survey has found the Cornish method is currently winning the debate. 62 per cent of us, and...Which comes first, the jam or the cream?