Ruth Peacock

Ruth is the leader of the Religion Media Centre project and oversees its work. After studying theology and teaching RE, she trained as a journalist on a local paper, freelanced in print and radio and then joined the BBC, working in many news departments, including the main newsgathering desk. She also worked on the BBC’s move into the new W1 building and studied organisational change.

Written Content

Religion news 1 May 2026

UK terrorism threat level ‘severe’ with ‘elevated’ threat level to Jewish people; New measures against antisemitism, community fear and anger, Muslim leaders condemn attack; Other news – interfaith consultations, petition on women’s ordination, and the monk who vanished

Religion news 30 April 2026

Stabbing of Jewish men in Golders Green ‘a terrorist incident’; Lib Dems admit unlawful religious discrimination against David Campanale; Former Bishop of Oxford, Lord Richard Harries, has died; Nine arrested after raids on Ahmadi Religion of Peace and Light

Religion news 29 April 2026

King’s ‘anchor of faith’ and inspiration from interfaith understanding; Review says Faith Covenants strengthen crisis response and community trust; Australian report finds ‘safeguarding concerns’ after British vicar took his own life

Religion news 28 April 2026

Pope Leo and Archbishop Sarah Mullally pray together at the Vatican; Progressive Judaism explores divided views on Zionism and Israel; Progressive Christianity ‘making a comeback’ in the USA; UK’s first Muslim women’s rugby team ‘launched this summer’

Religion news 27 April 2026

Trump says attack suspect had ‘an anti-Christian manifesto’; ‘Extraordinary moment’ as Sarah Mullally meets the Pope; Justin Welby launches global mediation company; James Talarico, the 36 year old Democrat ‘politically recoding the Christian faith’

Religion news 24 April 2026

Assisted Dying Bill likely to run out of time in the House of Lords today; Keir Starmer visits Kenton synagogue after recent arson attack; Rowan Williams on demonic forces in the Church of England; Residents in St Austell want to remove Earth Goddess sculpture

Religion news 23 April 2026

Faith leaders mark St George’s day with call for inclusive English pride; Trump takes part in marathon Bible reading event; MCB ‘encouraging grass roots campaigning’ in upcoming elections

Religion news 22 April 2026

Archbishop Sarah Mullally to visit the Pope in Rome this weekend; Soldiers jailed after smashing Jesus statue in Lebanon; Man admits raping Sikh woman in Walsall home attack; Slave trade protesters and police at rector’s installation service

Religion news 21 April 2026

Faith leaders pledge commitment to peace and unity ahead of the Senedd election;
Two arrested after Harrow synagogue attack; BBC Panorama examines rising antisemitism in Britain; Investors launch multifaith ethical investment network

Religion news 20 April 2026

Fourth attack on Jewish community in north London; Starmer ‘is not a prophet, just a man doing his best’; Pope says his call for peace is not an attempt to debate Trump; Launch of research into Muslim converts in Britain