Swine flu stats worry, Pope urges morality at G8, and Muslim teacher banned because of veil

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to freelance journalist Hazel Southam, (pictured) about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today,  should we be worried about the vast numbers of people expected to get Swine Flu?  Will anyone take notice of the Pope when he speaks out at the G8, and is there too much fuss about Muslims and the veil?

(apologies for the poor sound quality in this week’s edition)

Story Links:

Swine flu:

telegraph.co.uk  Cases of swine flu ‘could top 100,000 a day by August’

guardian.co.uk Uk Swine Flu can no longer be contained

direct.gov.uk  Official advice site

Pope and G8:

cafod.org.uk Pope and rock stars call on G8

timesonline.co.uk Pope’s new encyclical date may be delayed until the start of G8

Muslim veil:

dailymail.co.uk Catholic school bans Muslim teacher

telegraph.co.uk Muslim pupils and teacher ordered to remove veils

Who's most sorry about MP's expenses, the Pope's views on Israel/Palestine, and man flu – its official!

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Jon Hargreaves, (pictured) International Director of FEBA Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.  Today, more damaging revelations about MP’s expenses prompt apologies and fears for democracy, the Pope makes plain his views on the middle east, and scientists confirm what men have always believed, that they get flu worse than women!

Storylinks:

MPs’ expenses:

telegraph.co.uk MPs’ expenses

bbc.co.uk  More MPs face expenses scrutiny

Pope in Palestine:

usatoday.com Pope decries Israel-Palestine wall, calls both sides to show courage

belfasttelegraph.co.uk Pope calls for independent Palestine state

Man Flu:

ananova.com  Man Flu really exists

bbc.co.uk  Women “fight off disease better”

Pope speaks out against popular culture, rural poverty getting worse, and the death of the computer mouse

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.

Patrick Woodward talks with the Russ Bravo editor of  Inspire Magazine,  about the latest news from a Christian perspective. Today, the Pope speaks out against popular culture, poverty in rural areas of the Uk is getting worse, and the end of the computer mouse is at hand.

Story Links:

Pope and culture:

independent.co.uk Pope hits out at consumer culture during Australia trip

bbc.co.uk Pope hits out at consumer culture

Rural Poverty:

church-poverty.org.uk  Poverty growing in rural areas

countryside-alliance.org.uk  more on rural poverty

End of the mouse:

crunchgear.com Analyst predicts computer mouse dead in 3 – 5 years

bbc.co.uk  Say goodbye to computer mouse

abovetopsecret.com Canon, Panasonic and Sony are developing TVs with facial recognition software