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Warwickshire council to review transgender toolkit for schools after parents complain
Warwickshire council to review transgender toolkit for schools after parents complain

Warwickshire County Council has halted the use of a transgender guide for schools after parents complained.

Church body calls for release of Syrian archbishops still missing after six years
Church body calls for release of Syrian archbishops still missing after six years

Syriac Orthodox Archbishop Yohanna Ibrahim and Greek Orthodox Archbishop Paul Yazigi have been missing ever since they were kidnapped at gunpoint outside Aleppo in April 2013.

Steve Clifford leaving Evangelical Alliance after a decade at the helm
Steve Clifford leaving Evangelical Alliance after a decade at the helm

Steve Clifford has announced he is to step down as general director of the Evangelical Alliance at the end of this year.

White House to screen pro-life movie 'Gosnell'
White House to screen pro-life movie 'Gosnell'

The movie, starring Dean Cain, pulled in millions at the box office despite having only a limited release

Chairman of Royal College of Physicians ethics committee stepped down over assisted suicide row
Chairman of Royal College of Physicians ethics committee stepped down over assisted suicide row

The chairman of the Royal College of Physicians' ethics committee has parted ways with the organisation after it adopted a neutral position on the legalisation of assisted suicide.

'We do have a political bias issue here:' social media giants grilled by US senators
'We do have a political bias issue here:' social media giants grilled by US senators

Republican senators have accused Google, Facebook and Twitter of discriminating against conservative points of view.

UK urged to press for global abolition of death penalty after dramatic fall in executions worldwide
UK urged to press for global abolition of death penalty after dramatic fall in executions worldwide

As new figures reveal a dramatic fall in the number of executions worldwide, the Catholic Church is urging the UK Government to play a leading role in promoting the global abolition of the death penalty.

Christian Easter eggs are coming to Downton Abbey
Christian Easter eggs are coming to Downton Abbey

The Real Easter Egg is coming to Highclere Castle, better known as the home of the Crawley family in the hit TV show Downton Abbey.

Quakers join in criticism of Westminster Abbey over nuclear weapons ceremony
Quakers join in criticism of Westminster Abbey over nuclear weapons ceremony

The Quakers have become the latest critics of a service taking place at Westminster Abbey next month to commemorate 50 years of nuclear deterrents in British waters.

Schools in Brighton and Hove to start giving out gender pronoun stickers to students
Schools in Brighton and Hove to start giving out gender pronoun stickers to students

School pupils in Brighton and Hove will soon be receiving gender pronoun stickers to make transgender children feel more supported.

Thousands of young people sign petition demanding stricter laws on prostitution in the Netherlands
Thousands of young people sign petition demanding stricter laws on prostitution in the Netherlands

Some 42,000 young people have signed a petition demanding that it be made illegal to visit a prostitute in the Netherlands.

Parents have no veto right on LGBT lessons, says Damian Hinds
Parents have no veto right on LGBT lessons, says Damian Hinds

Education Secretary Damian Hinds has said that parents who are unhappy about LGBT lessons in schools have no right of veto.

Britain's housing crisis is 'hitting the poorest the hardest', says Archbishop of Canterbury
Britain's housing crisis is 'hitting the poorest the hardest', says Archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby said that any way forward on Britain's housing crisis "must involve building communities, not just houses".

'The global economic system is broken,' says Christian Aid
'The global economic system is broken,' says Christian Aid

The head of Christian Aid Amanda Khozi Mukwashi is in Washington DC and New York this week to urge world financial leaders to make the global economic system fairer for all.

Spouses will no longer be able to contest a divorce following changes to the law
Spouses will no longer be able to contest a divorce following changes to the law

Spouses who do not want to divorce will no longer be able to contest it under changes to the law being announced by Justice Secretary David Gauke today.

Government drive to promote abortion overseas is 'deeply troubling'
Government drive to promote abortion overseas is 'deeply troubling'

Pro-lifers have hit back at the Government's plans to invest millions in increasing access to abortion worldwide.