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Did you know that you are eating plastic?  On average, each one of us now ingests about five grams of plastic each week – or the equivalent of eating a credit card. Such is the rather startling news from WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature).  Research at the University of Newcastle in Australia has found...

It was probably about £1,000 on either Amazon or eBay, according to a new study. Ofcom’s Online National report, which surveys the UK’s online habits and attitudes, estimates that online retailers made £1,094 per capita in 2018. The media regulator also revealed that, on average, we each spent about 50 whole days a year online...

Have you ever considered going on a meditation retreat?  You may want to think again. A recent study by University College London (UCL) has found that three in 10 people who go on such retreats suffer “unpleasant” episodes, including feelings of anxiety and fear.   UCL’s study also found that more than a quarter of people...

(revised & updated) By Ruth Valerio, IVP, £7.99  How can we live more responsibly? In this A-Z, Ruth Valerio highlights the main threats to people and our planet, God’s beloved Creation. She shows us how, by making small but significant changes to our lifestyle, we can learn the secret of a life that is both...

As we gather for the service Greeting, laughing, chatting we, While a genius is working Deep in electricity. Checking all the wires are plugged in, Running gremlins down to ground. 1,2,3 – that mike is working! No more faults there to be found! Have you seen that desk he/she uses? Sliders, switches, buttons, knobs; Looks...

31st August is the feast of St Aidan, who brought Christianity to northern England.  He is a strong contender for the title of the first English bishop. Not that honours meant a great deal to this austere but captivating character. In 635 he came to Northumbria at the invitation of the local ruler, Oswald.  Oswald...

Our eyes are ten times more sensitive to UV light than our skin, and eye damage from UV light builds up and can lead to cataracts and age-related macular degeneration – the UK’s biggest cause of blindness. No wonder, then, that the Eyecare Trust has urged parents to take care. Children’s eyes have bigger pupils...

– put your church in the picture and it could win £5,000! Budding photographers could be in with a chance of winning £5,000 as part of a new competition launched by the UK’s leading church insurer. Parish Pixels is a new national photography competition for Anglican Churches in England, Wales and Scotland, launched by Ecclesiastical...

What kind of beer did people drink in biblical times, and what did it taste like? Such questions will brew in the minds of real ale lovers, as they lovingly savour their favourite real ale each weekend.  And now help is at last at hand. For scientists in Israel have managed to brew beer using...

By Allen Langham, Lion, £11.99 Allen Langham was a professional rugby league player who destroyed his career through addiction.  Struggling with his troubled childhood, he had turned to drink, drugs and crime, and ended up in prison.  This is the true story of how he found Jesus Christ, and realised that only God had the...

Nowadays, one in ten of us is using cash only once a month.  That is a 60 per cent rise in the use of our cards in just a year, according to a recent report. But UK Finance, a trade association, reports that overall, we still used cash for about 28 per cent of our...

Children and young people with mental health issues are being turned away from NHS services and up to 110,000 are missing out on treatment in a year, according to new figures by The Children’s Society. The report, ‘Finding Help – Children, Young People and Families Navigating the System’ is based on Freedom of Information responses...