North east wants Lindisfarne Gospels back

The Lindisfarne Gospels belong in the north east according to some people
There are renewed calls for the return of the Lindisfarne Gospels – currently in the British Library in London – to the north east of England.
The illustrated manuscripts, which were written by monks on Holy Island in 700AD, were kept in Durham cathedral for [...]

Islamic festival welcome – despite noise complaints

The Cornish town of Porth will once again host a six-day celebration of Islamic culture, despite complaints about the noise caused by the call to prayer emitted over a loudspeaker.
Around 700 Iranians stayed at the Trevelgue Holiday Park, and the event included three calls to prayer emitted over a loudspeaker each day – at sunrise, [...]