The Convent
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| Initial release | United Kingdom |
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| Directors | Paul Hyett |
| Story by | Gregory Blair |
| Producers | Michael Riley |
| Marcia Do Vales | |
| Screenplay | Paul Hyett |
| Conal Palmer | |
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| ID | 1009679 |
About The Convent
In the early 17th century, innocent young Persephone is falsely accused and put on trial for her life. Her fate seems sealed except for the timely intervention of the mysterious Reverend Mother offering her not just sanctuary, but hope. The Reverend Mother is the leader of a small religious retreat where her fellow Sisters seek atonement for their pasts. But upon arrival, Persephone is plagued with visions and soon realizes that it's not salvation that awaits but a battle for her very soul.
Gaslighting and shame: Uncovering the stories of Ireland's Magdalene Laundries
... If someone has been gaslit their whole life, how will they feel? " The series is set in the fictional Irish town of Kilkinure, where local women have been campaigning for the state to recognise that The Convent was a former Magdalene Laundry...
Mediterranean fires: Evacuations as new blazes break out in Greece
... " The damage is enormous, " said Vincenzo Bruccoleri, superior friar of The Convent...
Controversial land sale puts Jerusalem Armenians on edge
... Recently, many Armenians have been joining weekly protests, linking arms and singing nationalistic songs below the window of the patriarch who now stays cloistered in his rooms at The Convent...
Mystery carvings came from dismantled royal church
... These were St Roques Chapel, which stood in the grounds of the nearby Astley Ainslie Hospital, or The Convent of St Catherine of Sienna, at St Catherine s Place...
Somerset woman sells house after 102 years living there
... Growing up in Street, Mrs Gifford went to The Convent School in Glastonbury, where she met her future husband, Bert, in the mid-1930s while walking with her friends...
Call the Midwife renewed for two more series, BBC confirms
... She added the new series will explore the lives of the midwives and nuns in their personal and professional lives at The Convent they work at - Nonnatus House...
The nun and the monk who fell in love and married
...By Aleem MaqboolReligion editor, BBC NewsTwenty-four years after becoming a nun, it was a brief touch of the sleeve of a monk in the parlour of The Convent in Preston, Lancashire, that changed everything for Sister Mary Elizabeth...
The Californian sisters in their own community
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Mediterranean fires: Evacuations as new blazes break out in Greece
By Kathryn ArmstrongBBC News
Evacuation orders have been issued for areas close to two central Greek cities threatened by new outbreaks of wildfires.
Citizens in areas around Volos and Lamia have been told to move to safety as The country remains in The grip of a severe heatwave.
Meanwhile, fires continue to rage on The islands of Rhodes, Corfu and Evia.
Greece is one of A Number of countries currently grappling with wildfires, in which More Than 40 people have died.
Kostas Agorastos, mayor of Greece 's Thessaly region, which includes Volos, has accused " brainless workers" of starting The Fire , according to The Ellada 24 news channel.
He added that it had broken out on four simultaneous fronts.
In Rhodes, where a state of emergency is in place and from where thousands of tourists have been forced to flee, high winds have continued to fan The Flames and villages remain At Risk .
Some firefighters, who have been battling The blazes for days, have begun to lose hope.
" Every Day , every night, We Are here and we achieve nothing, " Savas Filaderis, who is from Rhodes, told The Reuters news agency.
" We can't stop it, " He Said .
" Everybody, all The People , they fight. The civil people, The government, they are But . . for nothing. I believe we fight for nothing. "
The current long heatwave shows no let-up in Greece - temperatures are expected to remain high in The Coming days.
In Southern Italy , fires in Sicily and Puglia have also been fuelled by high winds and tinder-dry vegetation, meaning firefighters have been struggling in many areas to douse The Flames and create firebreaks.
The Church of St Benedict The Moor in The Sicilian city of Palermo was among The Buildings that have been destroyed in The fires.
" The damage is enormous, " Said Vincenzo Bruccoleri, superior friar of The Convent .
Enrico Trantino, The Mayor of Catania, Another city on The Island , told The Bbc The High temperatures had melted underground electrical cables, which had left parts of The City without power and water.
The heaviest Death Toll So Far is in Algeria, with More Than 30 victims, including 10 soldiers surrounded by flames during an evacuation in The coastal province of Bejaia, east of Algiers.
Most of The fires have now been contained.
In neighbouring Tunisia, The country's Interior Minister , Kamel Feki, Said on Wednesday that all of The wildfires were Under Control and there had been no loss of life.
The European Commission , The executive body of The European Union , Said support was being sent to affected countries, including Tunisia and Greece .
But Yamina Saheb, lead author on The United Nations ' Climate Change panel, known as The IPCC, told The Bbc that people in The African region felt they were being left to fend for themselves without international help.
" People are scared and they don't really understand why there is no international help, " She Said .
Ms Saheb Said she had spoken to friends and colleagues in The affected areas, who were finding it hard to understand why there was no European aid when they were So Close to The Continent .
" They say, if The Situation Gets Worse , what are we going to do? Are we going to die, all of us? Is Africa going to die because of Climate Change , and Europe will be watching that, just watching and not doing anything? "
The EU has also Said it wants to sign contracts for up to 12 firefighting planes in order to improve its ability to fight blazes fuelled by Climate Change . These would be The First it would fully own.
A team of climate scientists - The World Weather Attribution group - Said this month's intense heatwave in Southern Europe , North America and China would have been
The fires have dealt a blow to The summer tourism industry, especially in Greece , where The industry accounts for one in five jobs and is vital for Rhodes and many other islands.
Holiday firms Jet2 and Tui have cancelled departures to The Island for The Coming days.
Tui Said that it had already brought hundreds of people home, while hundreds more were expected to make it back to The UK on Wednesday.
The UK Foreign Office has not advised against travel to The affected parts of Greece , But has urged tourists to check with tour operators for updates.
Thousands of people have also been evacuated on Evia and Corfu, while Crete - Another major Holiday Destination - is on high alert.
Other European countries have not escaped The heatwave unscathed. Portugal, Croatia and The French Mediterranean Island of Corsica are among other places that have experienced wildfires in recent days.
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