After ten years in the role, Clifford told Premier he felt God was calling him to something else.

He said: “For my wife and I, over the last few months, we’ve sensed that change was in the air for us personally, but also for the organisation itself.

“Through a combination of prayer, some prophetic insights that people have given us, we just felt it was the right time to be making a change and to be moving on to something fresh, and for the organisation to find someone else to follow in my footsteps.”

During his time in the role, Clifford has overseen growth in the Evangelical Alliance including expanding its work within black and minority ethnic communities.

He’s also seen the launch of the Great Commission website equipping Christians for evangelism in the UK.

Paying tribute, Dr Tani Omideyi, chair of the Evangelical Alliance board and senior pastor of Temple of Praise, Liverpool, said: “A proof of the changes Steve has brought about over his 10 years as general director is seen in the fact that the Evangelical Alliance looks and sounds different today than when he took over its leadership role.

“His outstanding achievement in deepening unity across church traditions and racial backgrounds provides a sure foundation on which hopefully future evangelicals will build. It has been my joy and privilege to support him during some of this period.”

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The 35-year-old solicitor and MP for Peterborough is now facing a misconduct tribunal over her conviction for perverting the course of justice.

On Friday, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) announced a decision to prosecute Ms Onasanya.

It found there was a “case to answer” over her conviction on 19th December last year.

It is alleged she failed to “uphold the proper administration of justice”, “act with integrity” or “behave in a way that maintains the trust the public places in her and the provision of legal services”.

The case will be brought before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal and are “as yet unproven”, the SRA said in a statement on its website.

At the full hearing, the SRA as the prosecuting authority, is expected to present its case to a Tribunal panel of two solicitors and a lay member, during which Ms Onasanya can challenge evidence or offer mitigation.

No date has yet been set for a hearing in central London but if the allegations are proved, Ms Onasanya could be fined, suspended from working as a solicitor or struck off.

Ms Onasanya was elected for Labour in the Cambridgeshire city in 2017 by a small majority of 607 votes.

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Detectives from the Metropolitan Police are investigating claims Celestin Mutabaruka from Kent took part in the atrocities 25 years ago.

His son, Peter, told Premier the allegations – referred by authorities in Rwanda – had taken a strain on their family and they had found comfort in God.

He explained: “Our faith in God is what we have always built our lives on. Even before these allegations, these accusations and these problems came into our lives we’ve always stood on faith.”

Approximately 800,000 Rwandans – mostly Tutsis but also some moderate Hutus – died during 100 days of slaughter and ethnic cleansing in Rwanda in 1994.

Peter believes the allegations against his father are revenge for strong criticisms he and his father have been making against Rwanda’s government over the years.

He continued: “It’s not unique to my father; this is something which is of a pattern with the government in Rwanda, when it comes to anyone who is critical or has been critical of the regime.”

Celestin first became a target for authorities during the early 1990s when he helped establish the Union of Christian Democrats to opposing Rwanda’s ruling party, Peter said.

Peter claims he has also been the subject of threats from Rwanda over his criticism of the country’s alleged involvement in…

Holden Matthews, a 21-year-old white man, faces three counts of simple arson of a religious building.

St Landry parish sheriff Bobby Guidroz said the father of the suspect is a sheriff’s deputy in his department.

At a news conference, Mr Guidroz disputed reports that Matthews’s father turned his son in.

Mr Guidroz also said the suspect’s father knew nothing of his son’s alleged involvement in the fires.

The first fire torched the St Mary Baptist Church in Port Barre last month.

Mt Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas, Louisiana

Days later, the Greater Union Baptist Church and Mount Pleasant Baptist Church in Opelousas were burned.

Each was more than 100 years old, with mostly black congregations.

The churches were empty at the time of the fires, and no-one was injured.

Louisiana governor John Bel Edwards said federal investigators were looking into whether hate motivated the fires, which he called “evil acts”.

A 100-metre high crane lowered the copper statues representing the twelve apostles and four evangelists on to a truck.

The operation gave the public a ground-level look at the statues for the first time.

The figures’ regular posts look over the French capital from Notre Dame’s 96-metre high peak.

The three-metre tall statues are being sent to south-western France.

Décrochées grâce à une grue de 120 mètres de haut, ces statues de Notre-Dame de Paris vont être restaurées pic.twitter.com/lmzjF8bCVJ

— BFMTV (@BFMTV) April 11, 2019

It is part of a renovation project on the cathedral spire and its 250 tons (226 tonnes) of lead.

The project will cost six million euro (£5 million).

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Rugby Australia has been facing pressure to terminate the 30-year-old’s central contract after he was accused of posting homophobic comments on social media.

In a statement released on Friday, it said: “Rugby Australia and the NSW Rugby Union have met with Israel Folau in Sydney today.

“As the meeting was held in confidence between the player and his employers, Rugby Australia and the NSW Rugby Union will not comment on the discussions at the meeting.

“Following today’s meeting, the two organisations will update their respective Boards on the matter to consider next steps. Our joint position regarding Israel Folau is unchanged.”

Publishing on Instagram, Folau said “hell awaits” homosexuals “unless they repent”. He also referred to “drunks, adulterers, liars, fornicators, thieves, atheists and idolaters”.

Meanwhile, England World Cup winner Will Greenwood said the sport must take a strong stand against hate.

He said: “He’s allowed to think those thoughts; they are his religious beliefs.

So, Qantas is the main sponsor of Rugby Australia. They have a commercial code-share deal with Emirates (the UAE’s state-owned carrier). The same government that owns Emirates makes homosexuality illegal on their turf and yet Israel Folau is the bad guy… go figure. Hypocricy?

— Michael…