Stephen Rayner

Stephen Rayner is a freelance chief sub, who has been our web editor from the early days. Starting on local papers in Kent, he moved to the Times and Sunday Times where he is at the sharp end of news and features production. He is a trainer, designer, template-maker, university lecturer and book editor.

Written Content

Religion news 19 June 2024

Religious private schools warn against proposed fees VAT hike; Saudi heat kills hundreds of Haj pilgrims; School head denies promoting creationism; Obscene broadcast loop disrupts mourners

Religion news 12 June 2024

Tory claims ‘election engineering’ by CofE; Two million pilgrims expected in Mecca; Baptists vote on banning female pastors; CofE Reader is world’s oldest international cricketer

Religion news 5 June 2024

Prison chaplain sings as she skydives; Non-practising Anglicans are “ideal Reform voters”; Taxes are a blessing, bishops tell Sunak and Starmer; Hindu nationalist Modi returns with majority cut