Thousands of protesters gathered on the streets of London today to demonstrate against Pope Benedict XVI’s state visit.

The Church of England “owes” an apology to Charles Darwin for misunderstanding his theory of evolution when it was first published nearly 150 years ago, a senior clergyman said today.

RELIGIOUS and secular groups have criticised the Archbishop of Canterbury after he said the adoption of elements of Islamic sharia law in Britain “seems unavoidable”.

The BBC was bracing itself for further criticism today as it prepared to screen the controversial Jerry Springer musical.