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 9 February

Muslim community in Coventry engulfed in deaths from covid-19 An Imam from Coventry has told his local paper that members of his community are “dropping

Religion news 9 February

Church and taxi campaigns take the vaccine to BAME communities Churches have come together to launch a campaign promoting the take up of the Covid-19

Factsheet: the Methodist Church

Background, history, beliefs, organisation of the Methodists, Britain’s fourth largest denomination with 60 million members worldwide.

Religion news 5 Feb

QAnon Republican congresswoman stripped of committee membership Marjorie Taylor Greene, an American Republican congresswoman and supporter of QAnon, has been stripped of her roles on

Religion news 4 February

Cathedrals, temples, mosques and churches join national vaccination campaign Worcester has become the fifth cathedral to open its doors in the fight against the coronavirus, as

Religion news 3 February

‘The best of us’: Tributes pour in for Captain Sir Tom Captain Sir Tom Moore, who became a national hero after raising tens of millions

Religion news 2 February

French politicians debate law to stop religion creeping into public services In France, the National Assembly has started a two week examination of laws which

Religion news 1 February

Muslim Council of Britain elects first female secretary-general Zara Mohammed, a 29-year-old training and development consultant from Glasgow, has become the first woman to be

Religion news 29 January

Months of large lockdown weddings in strictly orthodox community, investigation reveals North London’s strictly orthodox community in Stamford Hill has been staging hosting large weddings