Welcome to the final 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, as snow blankets the south, why does everything stop? A new survey of religious beliefs highlights decline in Christianity, and a Christmas sermon in 160 characters.

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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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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, as the MPs expenses row rumbles on, and rows emerge over cuts policy, will we ever trust politicians again?  As new rules on child protection come into force, schools fear they will deter volunteers,  and the respected former Archbishop of Cape Town designs a Christmas wrapping paper.

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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

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Laura Webster,  Head of Policy at the aid agency Tearfund about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, the “Wave” rally in London ahead of the Copenhagen Climate summit, understanding of AIDS grows but there’s still a stigma, and why wear goggles to play conkers?

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Climate:

guardian.co.uk Thousands of Co-operative customers urged to join Wave climate rally

stopclimatechaos.org Official site

bbc.co.uk UN body wants probe of climate e-mail row

World AIDS Day:

worldaidsday.org Official site

acet-international.org AIDS response

Cameron “safety” campaign:

dailymail.co.uk Cameron: We’ll curb Britain’s health and safety neurosis

bbc.co.uk Cameron says health and safety rules ‘over the top’

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Victoria Laurence (pictured) News Editor of Premier Christian Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, will the latest Iraq War inquiry reveal any more truth, why people are angry with banks again, and  Susan Boyle’s X Factor triumph.

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Iraq Inquiry:

guardian.co.uk Iraq inquiry’s game-changing evidence

iraqinquiry.org.uk  Official site

channel4.com Iraq Inquiry blog

Banks:

guardian.co.uk Warning over bank charges refund websites

timesonline.typepad.com Morning roundup: dismay at bank charges ruling

Susan Boyle’s X Factor

susanboylemusic.com official site

dailymail.co.uk Susan Boyle set to top the charts

itv.com Susan Boyle Britain’s Got Talent

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, as EU leaders choose new President and Foreign representative, the people get no choice. The BBC prepares new documentary on the Bible, and why all the fuss over French handball incident against Ireland?

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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

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, nurses will need degrees in future, bankers are “doing God’s work”, and the top TV sporting fixtures to be expanded.

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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

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint.  Patrick Woodward talks to Laura Webster,  Head of Policy at the aid agency Tearfund about the latest news from a Christian standpoint. Today, life goes on in Afghanistan as ordinary people live their lives, how experts and politicians can clash, and Christmas comes early once again as the lights go on in Oxford Street.

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Afghanistan:

telegraph.co.uk Afghanistan: Gordon Brown digs in

tearfund.org Afghan literacy project scoops UN cash prize

Experts and politics:

telegraph.co.uk MPs demand answers over Nutt sacking

guardian.co.uk Sacked drugs adviser Nutt may set up new body

Christmas Lights:

bbc.co.uk Actor Carrey switches on lights

viewlondon.co.uk Oxford Street Christmas Lights

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, was the BBC right to give BNP leader Nick Griffin a platform, will anyone win in the postal strike, and how believers are best placed to  save the planet.

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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

Weekly News Review from a Christian Viewpoint. Patrick Woodward talks to Jon Hargreaves, (pictured)  of FEBA Radio, about the latest news from a Christian standpoint.  Today,  how the MPs expenses scandal has affected their families – and the public’s trust, where now for the Afghan war, and danger looming as Arctic seas thaw out.

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Expenses:

bbc.co.uk Cameron says MP ‘right to quit’

telegraph.co.uk MPs’ expenses: James Arbuthnot offers to pay back £1,000 more than initially requested by Sir Thomas Legg

Afghanistan:

mirror.co.uk Time to Quit Afghanistan

cbsnews.com Will We Stay 50 Years In Afghanistan?

Arctic Ice:

nationalgeographic.com Arctic Largely Ice Free in Summer Within Ten Years?

bbc.co.uk Artic to be ice free in summer

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, 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