David Fletcher

David Fletcher

David Fletcher is Prayer Alert’s Editor.

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Thursday, 18 July 2024 22:22
Jay Slater's body was discovered near Masca, Tenerife, after nearly a month of searching. His mother, Debbie Duncan, is appealing for more donations on GoFundMe to repatriate his body and cover funeral expenses,…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 22:19
Wales' first minister Vaughan Gething has announced his resignation just four months after taking office. This decision follows the resignation of three government ministers and his top legal adviser, who called for his…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 22:16
Labour has admitted that Britain is facing a small-boat crisis in the Channel, just days after scrapping the Tories' Rwanda deportation scheme. 427 people made the crossing on Monday, bringing the total since…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 22:13
GAFCON has expressed solidarity with the Anglican Alliance, condemning the Church of England's decision to bless same-sex unions, which they argue contradicts biblical teachings. The Archbishop of Rwanda, Laurent Mbanda, criticised the General…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 22:04
Scientists have discovered that pancreatic cancer deactivates molecules within the HNF4A gene, leading to rapid growth and spread. This breakthrough offers hope for better treatments against this deadly disease, which kills nearly 9,000…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 21:58
The Balkans, along with much of Europe, are enduring a prolonged heatwave, which has led to the unprecedented drying up of Serbia's Rusanda salt lake. An expert has warned that such heatwaves could…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 21:55
The German cabinet has at last approved its 2025 budget after months of wrangling, despite a €17 billion shortfall between projected spending and revenue. Finance minister Christian Lindner stated that innovative measures and…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 21:52
At least fifty Palestinians have been killed and many wounded in a series of Israeli airstrikes on Gaza, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. The strikes targeted areas in south and central Gaza,…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 21:49
Gambian lawmakers have upheld the 2015 ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), rejecting a bill which sought to decriminalise the practice, after months of heated debate and international pressure. The bill argued that…
Thursday, 18 July 2024 21:46
Collins Jumaisi Khalusha has appeared in court after being charged with multiple murders following the discovery of nine dismembered bodies in a Nairobi quarry. Khalusha has supposedly confessed to killing 42 women: his…