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The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Co-Convenors of the Global Tailings Review, the Church of England Pensions Board and the Council on Ethics of the Swedish National Pension Funds, have recently announced a partnership to create an independent international institute to support the implementation of the Global Industry Standard...

By Trystan Owain Hughes, BRF, £8.99 Lenten disciplines are evolving, but whether you intend to give up, give to or take up something for Lent, BRF’s 2021 Lent book will add another dimension to your devotions. Trystan Owain Hughes offers six weeks of reflections designed to encourage and challenge readers to open their lives to...

Potholes have proliferated during the pandemic, and they are still the top concern of nearly 40 per cent of all drivers. The pandemic slowed down the maintenance of roads for many councils. A spokesman for the Department for Transport said: “We’ve committed £2.5billion for local road repairs as part of the biggest nationwide pothole programme...

– and poet If we were to name someone prominent from the 17th century, we might mention Rembrandt or Shakespeare. It is unlikely we would remember George Herbert. However, he was a prolific writer, a gifted speaker and musician. His hymns are still sung today. Herbert was born into a wealthy family in Mid-Wales on...

Ravens have been found to be among the cleverest animals in the world. These largest members of the crow family can even score as high on intelligence tests as chimpanzees. Ravens can remember where food is hidden, can use tools to get at it, follow human faces with their eyes, and understand what people mean...

By Catherine Haddow, 10Publishing, £6.99 Globally, we’ve never been more anxious. Statistics for those seeking help for anxiety are rising rapidly and countless people feel isolated and alone. Maybe you’re one of them. If so, then this timely and helpful book on anxiety is for you. Chartered psychologist and experienced counsellor Catherine Haddow speaks truth...

Truth Encounter A prayer for the pandemic The Water of Life A February Rose In this Lenten Time renew us A Prayer for Light The woe of war In the wilderness Love The ages of life ** Truth Encounter (Luke 4:1-14, John 17:17, James 4:7) Led by the Spirit And tempted by the devil He...

This month you can join churches around the UK in prayer, giving and action, on behalf of those who are struggling with poverty.  Society should be “founded on compassion and justice, where all people are able to exercise dignity, agency and power,” says Church Action on Poverty. For free resources to encourage prayer and fund-raising,...

– vicar and poet  On this day the Church Calendar celebrates George Herbert. For those who are muttering ‘never heard of him’, just think of the hymn ‘Let all the world/ In every corner sing’, which he wrote, along with several other hymns which are still popular, even if they are well over 300 years old....

Beware of people talking near you in a restaurant.  This is the recent advice from some South Korean researchers, who claim that people can be infected with Covid-19 while still more than 20 feet away. They also warn against all loud talking or shouting in public. The researchers have urged restaurants to consider installing dividing...

Forty days and forty nights On the 17th of this month, we enter the season of Lent: those 40 days when we follow Jesus into the wilderness and prepare ourselves to celebrate His Easter victory. In the last century an artist called Stanley Spencer planned to create a series of 40 paintings, each depicting a...

The founder of the largest independent faith-based safeguarding charity in the UK was recently awarded an MBE for services to safeguarding the vulnerable. David Pearson led Thirtyone:eight (known previously as CCPAS) until his retirement in 2010. From humble beginnings in a caravan parked on his driveway, the charity now employs 50 staff and engages with...