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Snow:

guardian.co.uk Snow strands passengers at Gatwick and Luton

bbc.co.uk  Travellers hit by snow disruption

uk.reuters.com Snow hits commuters, cancels some flights

Survey:

ekklesia.co.uk New UK research shows significant decline in institutional Christianity

dailymail.co.uk  ‘Sharp decline’ in faith as number of Christians in Britain falls to half

Text sermon:

inspiremagazine.org.uk Christmas Day sermon – text version

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Politics:

bbc.co.uk Treasury ‘wanted tougher deficit action’

telegraph.co.uk Latest expenses claims

Youtube.com Cameron calls for MPs pay cut

Child protection:

bbc.co.uk School leaders query new vetting and barring system

dailymail.co.uk Anti-paedophile vetting regime ‘is ruining school life’, head teachers warn

press association Pupils ‘losing out’ under new rules

Desmond Tutu:

inspiremagazine.org.uk Tutu Christmas wrapping paper featured in today’s Guardian

guardian.co.uk Celebrity Christmas wrapping paper auction

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EU President:

bbc.co.uk Is the new EU President a good choice?

guardian.co.uk What will the EU president actually do?

BBC Bible programme:

inspiremagazine.org.uk  BBC documentary marks 400 years of the King James Bible

bbc.co.uk Lord Bragg to make BBC Two shows

Handball row:

timesonline.co.uk Sponsors stand by Thierry Henry but fans call for boycott over handball

guardian.co.uk Football Association of Ireland calls for France result to be invalidated

cnn.com FIFA turn down Ireland’s replay request

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Nurses:

telegraph.co.uk Move to degrees ‘could deter talented would-be nurses’

timesonline.co.uk Older NHS nurses may be awarded degrees for their experience

God’s bankers:

www.express.co.uk Bankers deserve large bonuses for doing God’s work, says Chief

ekklesia.co.uk  Bankers are doing “God’s work”, says Goldman Sachs boss

Sport on TV:

metro.co.uk Sporting ‘crown jewels’ should be free to view

independent.co.uk ‘Crown jewels’ of sport must be free for all to watch on television, says EU

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BNP:

guardian.co.uk BNP leader’s Question Time appearance draws almost 8m viewers

timesonline.co.uk Question Time, BBC 1 – Review

Postal Strike:

telegraph.co.uk Postal strike: three more days of industrial action

guardian.co.uk Postal strike to cause chaos for businesses, patients and taxmen

Faith and the planet:

inspiremagazine.org.uk Faith has “vital role” in helping the planet

Today, parties talk forgiveness after the conference season, what women “really want”,  and a human peace wall in Belfast.

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Forgiveness:

thisisplymouth.co.uk Gary Streeter defends inviting Brighton Bomber to Parliament to talk forgiveness

dailymail.co.uk Killer in the commons

theforgivenessproject.com Official Site

Women’s work

bbc.co.uk Focus on women’s work needs urged

cps.org.uk Report

Human Peace Wall:

inspiremagazine.org.uk Belfast pastor plans Human Peace Wall

Today, the furore surrounding compassion granted to the Libyan bomber goes on, NHS told to cut doctors and nurses to save money, and recession prompts Christian debt agency to expand.

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Libyan bomber:

timesonline.co.uk BP lobbied Jack Straw before he changed mind over Lockerbie bomber

bbc.co.uk Brown ‘opposed bomber jail death’

telegraph.co.uk  Special relationship at risk over bomber, Brown warned

NHS:

bbc.co.uk NHS workforce cuts plan rejected

guardian.co.uk Jobs at risk as NHS faces cuts to meet £15bn shortfall

Debt expansion:

inspiremagazine.co.uk Charity launches ‘Ultimate Challenge’ as recession takes hold

capuk.org.uk  Official site

Today, fears of a “lost generation”, as the unemployment figures show young people hardest hit;  Alan Duncan MP stirs up suspicion of Parliament as he says he has to “live on rations”;  and PM Gordon Brown speaks to Christian radio station and supports the work of people of faith.

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Youth unemployment:

telegraph.co.uk  One in three young people out of work, unemployment statistics show

guardian.co.uk This lays bare the human crisis. What a terrible time to be young and jobless

timesonline.co.uk Case Study: Up to one million young people unemployed

Alan Duncan:

telegraph.co.uk  Alan Duncan: MPs are treated like ‘****’ and have to survive on rations

guardian.co.uk  MPs’ expenses: We’re forced to live on rations, says Alan Duncan

Gordon Brown talks to Christians:

premier.org.uk interview online

telegraph.co.uk Gordon Brown insists Britain is still Christian country

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Afganistan:

telegraph.co.uk General Sir Richard Dannatt: ‘more troops needed in Afghanistan’

walesonline.co.uk Brown defends Afghanistan policy as cracks appear in political consensus

Moon landing:

telegraph.co.uk The Fortieth Anniversary of the First Moon Landing: review

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RMINSD7MmT4
The First Moon landing1969 (Youtube)

voanews.com NASA Prepares for Return to Moon, Missions Beyond

Thought for the Day:

dailymail.co.uk Why the BBC should scrap Thought For The Day (and I’m a believer)

guardian.co.uk Thought for the day: leave the Today programme’s God slot well alone

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Catholics and suicide:

dailymail.co.uk Catholics call for ‘compassion not blame’ over suicide

telegraph.co.uk Catholic Church softens  stance on suicide

Mobile directory:

moneyhighstreet.com  118800 mobile phone directory, opt out now if you want to be ex-directory

bbc.co.uk mobile phone directory to launch

G8 hunger pledge:

voanews.com G8 Leaders Asked to Provide Billions More to Fight Hunger

google.com G8 Leaders focus on hunger