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Unborn baby receives groundbreaking surgery while still in the womb
Eloise's mother Bethan was given the option of aborting the baby or trying out groundbreaking pre-birth surgery. She says her daughter 'deserves this life'

Trump vows to protect 'millions of innocent beautiful babies' at Texas rally
'Millions of innocent beautiful babies are counting on us to protect them. And we will,' he said.

Men still dominate UK Christian conference platforms, report says
Figures released today show that men out outnumber women on platforms by 62 to 38 per cent â an increase of one per cent on last year.

Do falling divorce rates show men are getting better at marriage?
Tomorrow, Valentine's Day, is traditionally a date when many couples take the plunge and get engaged.

Next census in Scotland should not include non-binary option, say MSPs
MSPs have rejected plans to introduce a non-binary gender option to the next census in Scotland when it takes place in 2021.

Legalising assisted dying would send the message that 'some people are not worth protecting'
Changing the law to allow assisted dying runs the risk of making terminally ill and disabled people believe that their lives are worth less than others.

Ex-transgender woman says sex change 'couldn't solve the underlying issues' of his gender dysphoria
A man who lived as a woman named 'Laura' for eight years says that transitioning to the opposite sex could not resolve the underlying issues of his gender dysphoria.

Black Panther star Letitia Wright says God got her through crippling depression
Black Panther star Letitia Wright has revealed that her depression was so bad a few years ago that she nearly quit acting.

Chris Pratt denies belonging to 'infamously anti-LGBTQ' church
Social media was alight this week after actor Ellen Page posted several tweets denouncing Chris Pratt's church as being 'infamously anti-LGBTQ'.

Governments must act on promises to end human trafficking - Cardinal Vincent Nichols
The head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales has called on world governments to step up their commitment to stamping out human trafficking and supporting victims.

Governments must act to stem 'worrying increase' in internally displaced people across Africa
African leaders have been urged to turn rhetoric into action to address the urgent migrant and refugee problem across the continent.

Charity Commission launches inquiry into Birmingham archdiocese over safeguarding failings
Details emerged at the hearings in November of how senior figures in the archdiocese failed to handle reports of abuse adequately.

MPs to debate right of parents to withdraw children from sex education lessons
Parliament is to debate the right of parents to opt their children out of sex-education lessons after a petition surpassed 100,000 signatures.

London council votes in favour of buffer zone around abortion clinic
The Public Spaces Protection Order criminalises offers of prayer or counselling to women outside the abortion clinic in Twickenham

Over 1,000 doctors voice concern over assisted dying poll
Over 1,000 doctors have come out in opposition to a planned poll by the Royal College of Physicians that may lead to the organisation adopting a position of neutrality on assisted dying.

Girls' Brigade signs up for Big Pancake Party to fight UK poverty
Girls' Brigade groups throughout England and Wales are running Big Pancake Parties to in connection with Church Urban Fund (CUF) to help fight food poverty.