The Virtual Vicar

The present Queen of England has been through quite a few Prime Ministers. With the prospect of a new one very soon, Mark and Pete do a review of she and they have done.

Tyson Fury is coming back ... or is he? The WBC heavyweight world champion insisted he would be retiring after his sixth-round stoppage win over Dillian Whyte in April, but recently teased he would be persuaded to box again

Russian and Ukrainian officials have signed a deal to allow grain exports from Ukrainian Black Sea ports, as UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres and Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said the agreement would help ease a global food crisis. Its this a good thing? Will it actually happen?

Christianity is declining in the UK. In particular, the numbers participating in churches are decreasing each year. Of course, not all denominations are declining. A few are growing. What is the pattern of growth and decline across the UK denominations? And what does the future look like for these churches? Is this simply a sign of the End Times?

Devotional besed on Romans 6:23 New International Version of the Bible "For the wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord."

A shooting at a Copenhagen shopping centre in which three people were killed and four others seriously wounded was not terror-related, Danish police have said.

Devotional thought for today based on Psalm 148:7 - "Praise him down here on earth you creatures of the ocean depths."

UNION flags will no longer be flown on UK Government buildings to mark Prince Andrew’s birthday, the royal family has confirmed. The Queen and the Prince of Wales are the only royals whose birthdays will be marked by the tradition in changes reportedly designed to spare the embarrassment of the disgraced Duke of York.

A devotional based on the Bible Scripture verse "You are the God who sees me!" Genesis 16:13.

A new Vincent Van Gogh hidden self-portrait has been discovered in Scotland using X-ray As it prepared for an exhibit, the National Galleries of Scotland found a previously unknown self-portrait by Vincent Van Gogh, covered by glue and cardboard, on the back of another of his paintings.

The truth is that Mindfulness for kids could be harmful, when they already live in the moment, the practice won’t improve your kids’ mental health – and it may even make things worse

Japan's former prime minister Shinzo Abe has died in hospital after he was shot at a political campaign event. Abe was shot at twice while he was giving a speech on a street in the city of Nara on Friday morning. Security officials at the scene tackled the gunman and a 41-year-old suspect is now in police custody. The suspect, named as Tetsuya Yamagami, admitted shooting Abe with a homemade gun, and said he had a grudge against a "specific organisation", police said.

A short devotional based on the Bible verse: Now may the God of peace, who brought back from the dead our Lord Jesus, the great shepherd of the sheep, by the blood of the eternal covenant, make you complete in everything good so that you may do his will, working among us that which is pleasing in his sight. (Hebrews 13:20)

Starting with the regular poem or "thought", Mark and Pete analyse the strange case of the sticky Constable. Are climate protesters and in particular "No More Oil" going to far?

Starting with a poetic "though" as usual Mark and Pete analyse the state of play as candidates vie to be leader of the UK's Conservative party after the resignation of Boris Johnson, this will make the Prime Minister.