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  Warwickshire council to review transgender toolkit for schools after parents complain

  Staff writer | Fri 12 Apr 2019 16:09 BST

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

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

  Staff writer | Thu 11 Apr 2019 6:41 BST

  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.

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  Despite good progress, the UK is still a long way from 100% low-carbon energy

  Andrew Crossland and Jon Gluyas | Thu 11 Apr 2019 6:33 BST

  More than 80 per cent of the total UK energy supply, including electricity, land transport and heat, still comes from fossil fuels.

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

  Staff writer | Thu 11 Apr 2019 6:00 BST

  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.

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  Christian Easter eggs are coming to Downton Abbey

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Apr 2019 15:41 BST

  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.

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

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Apr 2019 14:05 BST

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

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

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Apr 2019 9:33 BST

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

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

  Staff writer | Tue 9 Apr 2019 19:12 BST

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

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  How UK asylum system creates perfect conditions for modern slavery and exploitation to thrive

  Alicia Kidd, Elizabeth A Faulkner and Lorena Arocha | Tue 9 Apr 2019 9:59 BST

  Asylum seekers in the UK receive £37.75 a week to live on, and most are prohibited from working. But this small amount of money often fails to allow people to meet their basic needs.

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

  Staff writer | Tue 9 Apr 2019 9:13 BST

  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.

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  Government drive to promote abortion overseas is 'deeply troubling'

  Staff writer | Tue 9 Apr 2019 7:42 BST

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

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  Church of England bishops say the 'tide is turning' on harmful online content

  Staff writer | Mon 8 Apr 2019 22:17 BST

  "It's about time that social media companies are held responsible for their content and are accountable for their actions," the Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek, has said after the Government unveiled plans to impose substantial fines on websites that fail to take action against "online harms".