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  Church-backed app receives over 900 reports of possible slavery at car washes

  Staff writer | Sun 7 Apr 2019 9:37 BST

  The Safe Car Wash app, launched by the Church of England and Catholic Church in England and Wales, received over 900 reports of possible modern day slavery in the first five months alone.

• Leaving the EU without a deal would be 'reckless', says Church leader

  Staff writer | Sat 6 Apr 2019 0:50 BST

  The Government will be putting communities and the most vulnerable at risk if it allows the UK to leave the EU without a deal, a leader in the Church of Scotland has said.

• Theresa May asks EU leaders for Brexit delay to be extended to June 30

  Reuters | Fri 5 Apr 2019 9:40 BST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May wrote to European Council President Donald Tusk on Friday asking to delay Brexit until June 30 to allow divided British lawmakers to agree a withdrawal deal.

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  Bishop of Bradford spearheading efforts to tackle radicalism

  Staff writer | Thu 4 Apr 2019 12:24 BST

  The Bishop of Bradford is partnering with community and faith leaders in the city to address the roots of extremist views.

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  Home Office needs to be sensitive to 'real threat' of persecution for Christian converts, says legal group

  Staff writer | Thu 4 Apr 2019 11:08 BST

  The Home Office is being urged to improve its religious literacy following outrage over its handling of an Iranian Christian convert's request for asylum.

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  Scotland must become a zero carbon emission country by 2050, says Kirk

  Staff writer | Wed 3 Apr 2019 20:36 BST

  The Church of Scotland joined with climate change activists this week to put pressure on the Scottish Government to commit to ambitious new greenhouse gas reduction targets.

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  Cautious welcome as Government announces £200m in compensation for Windrush victims

  Staff writer | Wed 3 Apr 2019 15:44 BST

  As Home Secretary Sajid Javid launches a multi-million pound compensation scheme for people affected by the Windrush scandal, one black church leader says it will take more than good wishes to ensure it never happens again.

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  May to meet Labour leader to try to break Brexit stalemate

  Reuters | Wed 3 Apr 2019 11:39 BST

  British Prime Minister Theresa May will meet opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn on Wednesday to thrash out a Brexit compromise, a gamble that could finally see a European Union divorce deal agreed but also tear her party apart.

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  Government plans for homeschooling register will put parental rights at risk, says Christian educator

  Staff writer | Tue 2 Apr 2019 12:23 BST

  As the education secretary unveils new plans for all homeschooled children to be registered, Christians say parental rights "are under threat as never before".

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  Home Secretary orders 'urgent investigation' into asylum seeker rejection letter that claimed Christianity wasn't a peaceful religion

  Staff writer | Tue 2 Apr 2019 10:18 BST

  The Home Secretary Sajid Javid has ordered an "urgent investigation" into a letter sent to an Iranian Christian asylum seeker explaining that his application had been turned down because Christianity was not the peaceful religion he claimed it to be.

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  Nearly half of Britain's teens won't get married, warns think tank

  Staff writer | Tue 2 Apr 2019 9:31 BST

  Britain's young people have bought into the cohabitation "myth" as latest figures suggest that nearly half of today's teenagers will never walk down the aisle.

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  The church and hospitality: Krish Kandiah on the antidote to creeping hostility

  Staff writer | Mon 1 Apr 2019 16:44 BST

  At a time of undoubted challenge for Britain, Home for Good founder Krish Kandiah is calling on the church to model counter-cultural hospitality in the face of what he fears are unwelcome signs of hostility developing in British culture.