Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Russ Bravo, (pictured) editor of Inspire Magazine, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.

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

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Linda Owen from Revival,  about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today,  the shock of finding your daughter, lost for 18 years, alive and well;  the UK population rise prompts concern about the future;  and the dangers of alcohol-fuelled holidays.

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Missing girl found:

independent.co.uk Missing US girl is found after 18 years

bbc.co.uk Missing US  girl bore two children

Baby boom:

telegraph.co.uk  New baby boom for Britain

timesonline.co.uk  Baby boom fuels jump in British population to 61.4 million

dailymail.co.uk The migrant baby boom: Foreign mothers help push Britain's population past 61m

Drunken holidays:

ananova.com Holiday drinkers down 8 a day

independent.co.uk Holiday drinkers down 8 a day

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, is there a place for compassion as Scotland frees the Lockerbie bomber,  with  record A level passes what about those who won't get to Uni, and sporting your faith – Phillips Iduwu jumps to it.

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Lockerbie:

bbc.co.uk Anger at Lockerbie bomber welcome

guardian.co.uk Lockerbie bomber release: Brown sought 'sensitivity' in letter to Gaddafi

cnn.com UK minister condemns Lockerbie bomber's ‘hero's welcome'

A Levels:

telegraph.co.uk Commentary: A-levels ‘have become steadily easier

thesun.co.uk A Levels ‘will be made harder'

bbc.co.uk Rise in top grade A level exams

Phillips Idowu:

bbc.co.uk Idowu on being world champion

guardian.co.uk Phillips Idowu targets 2012 gold after world championships triumph

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Russ Bravo, (pictured) editor of Inspire Magazine, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.

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

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Russ Bravo, (pictured) editor of Inspire Magazine, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.

Today, plans to clarify assisted suicide law worry some, Bono talks to church groups, and how a misplaced thong turned out the lights.

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Assisted suicide:

Debbie_Purdy timesonline.co.uk

telegraph.co.uk Debbie Purdy wins House of Lords victory to have assisted suicide law clarified

dailymail.co.uk Should the law make it easier for us to help the terminally ill die?

timesonline.co.uk Historic last words that bring years of uncertainty and fear to an end

care.org.uk End of Life Issues

Bono:

inspiremagazine.org.uk Bono to speak to North East church leaders

atu2.com Bono biography

Flying underwear:

bbc.co.uk Flying underwear causes power cut

telegraph.co.uk Village suffers power cut after thong caught in cables

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, swine flu campaign gears up as new online help centre is launched, fears as knife crime grows, and diving sensation Tom Daley woos the crowd and hopes for Olympic gold

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Swine Flu:

telegraph.co.uk Swine flu: how the national pandemic service will work

timesonline.co.uk Alarm over DIY swine flu prescription as system open to abuse

mirror.co.uk Swine flu vaccine will not be fully tested before use

Knife crime:

guardian.co.uk Deaths on rise as government anti-knife crime strategy fails

bbc.co.uk Knife Crime Stats saga continues

Tom Daley:

guardian.co.uk My new dives are going to be scary, says Tom Daley

Tom Daley Interview

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m9YuuO-2Ps
Tom Daley Interview (YouTube)

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Russ Bravo, (pictured) editor of Inspire Magazine, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.  Today, with more reports of British soldiers dying in Afghanistan, is a lack of helicopters to blame?  Forty years since the first moon landing, astronauts wonder what else is out there, and should radio's “thought for the day” be less religious?

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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

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Russ Bravo, (pictured) editor of Inspire Magazine, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.  Today, the Catholic church speaks out on suicide, the row over a new directory of mobile phone numbers, and the G8 look to spend more on feeding the hungry

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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

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)

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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

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.  Today, the loss of a legend as the King of Pop passes away, controversy over the Iraq enquiry, and has the the athiest bus campaign backfired?

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Michael Jackson:

timesonline.co.uk Michael Jackson: timeline of a life

thisislondon.co.uk London concerts blamed for Michael Jackson's death

Iraq Enquiry:

independent.co.uk Generals go to war over Iraq enquiry

timesonline.co.uk Even if it's all in public, they'll cry whitewash

timesonline.co.uk Gordon Brown forced into Iraq inquiry secrecy climbdown

Bus campaign:

trinitarianbiblesociety.org Official Site

brandrepublic.com Christians launch anti-atheist bus campaign