Canterbury, South East, England News

Last Night's TV: The Genius of Charles Darwin, Channel 4First Cut: Being Maxine Carr, More4 The Hairy Bakers, BBC2
Never mind the Olympic Games, The Genius of Charles Darwin last night offered a display of mental and verbal gymnastics the equal of anything seen on the pommel horses and asymmetric bars of Beijing, ...

Bob Carter to coach Canterbury
Bob Carter, the New Zealand assistant coach, has been named as the new coach of Canterbury. Carter is a former Northamptonshire player and coach and has been in New Zealand for four years....

High winds lead to farcical finish
A full house at Canterbury was left far from impressed as cricket again did all it can to shoot itself in the foot. High winds prevented the floodlights being raised which meant the match was abandone...

Canterbury tale of dark farce as gales stop play
Kent 226-7 v Leicestershire 23-2No result...

Report: Anglican says gay relationships okay
In newly disclosed letters, Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams wrote that the Bible doesn't forbid same sex relationships when there is a commitment similar to traditional marriages, a Britis...

Anglicans Hope for United Future as Lambeth Ends
Bishops set their sights on a more united future on Sunday as their global conference drew to a close with appeals from the Archbishop of Canterbury for all Anglicans to walk the road forward together...

Bond misses out on Canterbury contract
The former New Zealand fast bowler Shane Bond has not been given a first-class contract with Canterbury due to his commitments with the Indian Cricket League....

Anglican Head Compared 'Faithful' Gay Relationships to Marriage
The spotlight is back on Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams today after letters emerged in which the spiritual leader of the Anglican Communion says gay relationships could "reflect the love...

Bishops back Rowan Williams in gay sex row - even though some don’t agree with him
Nineteen bishops in the Church of England came to the defence of the Archbishop of Canterbury last night and his views on gay sex. ...

The Archbishop of Canterbury is not the Empress of India
The row that threatens to split the Anglican Communion is about imperialism more than homosexuality, argues Charles Moore. ...