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Swim England excludes trans swimmers from female category
Swim England has updated its policy on transgender athletes so that they will no longer compete against female swimmers.
Transgender policy in schools is like the 'Wild West', says Christian MP
A Christian MP has called for more legal and medical guidance to govern how schools treat gender distressed children.
UK government being sued for legal recognition of 'non-binary'
The UK government is being sued by an American IT worker living in the UK for legal recognition as 'non-binary'.
Erasing UK's Christian history would be a constitutional and spiritual 'disaster', says MP
A Christian MP has warned against attempts to erase the influence of Christianity from the UK's history.
Mike Pilavachi investigated over 'non-recent safeguarding concerns'
The "difficult news" of the investigation was shared in two statements read out during the services at Soul Survivor Watford on Sunday.
Scottish conversion therapy ban could 'criminalise innocent Christians', say church leaders
A coalition of church leaders has written to the Scottish government urging it to re-think plans to ban "conversion practices".
Court of Appeal overturns anonymity for doctors in end-of-life cases
The Court of Appeal has ended life-long anonymity protection for doctors in end-of-life cases.
Declaration pledges to 'resist' Church of England gay blessing plans
The Church of England Evangelical Council (CEEC) is inviting like-minded Anglicans to sign a declaration upholding the biblical view of marriage and sexuality and calling on them to "resist" plans by the Church of England to introduce same-sex blessings.
Pope released from hospital
The Pope was discharged from a hospital in Rome on Saturday where he was being checked for breathing difficulties.
LGBT groups put pressure on government to ban conversion therapy
Gay Anglican Jayne Ozanne and LGBT groups have written to the government asking it to bring forward legislation to ban so-called conversion therapy.
NHS Trust settles with Catholic chaplain in discrimination case
An NHS Trust in London has settled a discrimination case with a Catholic chaplain who says he was "ousted" after sharing his faith perspective on same-sex marriage with a patient who had asked for his opinion.
Evangelical Anglicans create new City of London deanery chapter over CofE's gay blessing plans
A new deanery chapter for the City of London has been formed by a group of evangelical Anglican clergy opposed to the Church of England's plans to introduce gay blessings.
Human embryo research plans are 'an attack on the sanctity of human life'
The Christian Institute has hit out at proposals by the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) to make it easier to carry out research on human embryos.
Over 50,000 signed petition against teen trans book shortlisted for Waterstones prize
More than 50,000 people signed a petition calling for the removal of a trans book aimed at teenagers from the shortlist for Waterstones' annual Children's Book Prize.
Welcome Churches 'deeply concerned' about eviction of Afghan refugees from hotels
Welcome Churches says it is "deeply concerned" about reports that the government is to give Afghan refugees deadlines to vacate the hotels they have been staying in for the last year and a half.
Christian MSP Kate Forbes quits government after being demoted by Humza Yousaf
Christian MSP Kate Forbes is to leave the Scottish government after narrowly losing out on becoming Scotland's next first minister to Humza Yousaf.