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Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
Pentecost: Britain’s churches take to the streets
Last weekend Britain’s multinational churches took to the streets to celebrate the birth of Christianity in vibrant style. Pentecost festivals called 'the Biggest Birthday Party Ever' took place across the country drawing on the culture of…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
Fury over parents' mistakes being reported to the state in Scotland
Scotland’s named person scheme has sparked widespread outrage after it emerged that parents will be reported to the state for trivial family incidents, including forgetting their children’s hospital appointments. Although the scheme is not set to…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
UK child poverty plans doomed to failure
Britain's child poverty plans are ‘doomed’ to fail as 3.5 million children will be in poverty by 2020, says a watchdog chaired by former health secretary Alan Milburn. The government's draft strategy for the next three…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
Religion 'makes people more generous'
Religion preaches help for the poor and loving your neighbour, but now a new study has provided evidence that religion can make people more generous in their everyday lives. Research commissioned by the BBC found that…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
Key witness against mega-mosque withdraws after pressure
‘Misogynyst mosque supporters’ have harassed a key female witness into withdrawing from giving evidence at the megamosque public inquiry being held at the ExCel Centre in London this week. Tehmina Kazi is the Director of British…
Thursday, 12 June 2014 01:00
New threat of assisted suicide as bill comes to Parliament
Following last week's State Opening of Parliament, Lord Falconer introduced a bill that would legalise assisted suicide. It is the latest in a number of attempts to change the law. The bill will be debated in…