Marc Horne

Senior Reporter at The Times

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Articles

‘Every congregation for themselves’ - deepening crisis in the Kirk

2 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne

Church ministers who fail to raise enough money are liable to lose their jobs and see their congregations dissolved as part of drastic cost-cutting measures, after warnings that the Church of Scotland will become “virtually extinct” within a decade. For centuries the Kirk has been one of the country’s most powerful and influential institutions, with about one in four Scots being members in the late 1950s.
'Cruel' livestock parade must be scrapped, say animal rights activists

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne
Anger as passengers came ashore after cruise ship hit by sickness bug

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne
'How does a mother tell her children she's a sex offender?'

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne

A police patrol stopped next to her car, on the outskirts of Dumfries, and officers arrested her. Sprung, then 26, pleaded guilty to breach of trust and was given a six-month community sentence, placed on the sex offenders register until the end of her payback order, ordered to undertake psychosexual counselling. She was struck off the teaching register in definitely in 2012 for having a sexual relationship with the boy, a student at St Joseph's College in Dumfries.
Church of Scotland magazine to close after 140 years

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne
How HG Wells inspired writer of Scotland's favourite novel, Sunset Song

3 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne
Sanctuary status plan for refugees dropped by Highland council

4 weeks ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne
Highland council hopes refugees can boost its shrinking population

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne
Judo medals were great but being a mum is best

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne

"He didn't mince his words. He told me that I had originally been judged to have a 1 per cent chance of survival."Inglis was incredulous. "I looked at my mum and dad to see if he was telling the truth," she said. "I wasn't sure if it was actually happening."She told her mother that her head was "really itchy". "When I went to scratch it I realised my hair was gone," she said. "Mum was really calm and explained that because I had gone through so many head operations, they had shaved it off.
Anglican church leader urged to resign as bullying scandal drags on

1 month ago | thetimes.com | Marc Horne

The Times has seen a letter sent to Strange by other leading figures, which claims the church failed to offer sufficient support to those who complained about Dyer. "Your letter suggests that necessary offers of support have been made to all parties directly affected," claims the letter written by Richard Murray, a member of the ministry team at the Donside Churches in Aberdeenshire, and Dr Stephen Goodyear, a lay reader at St Devenick's Episcopal Church in Bieldside, Aberdeen.