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  Easter attacks on Christians are 'particularly wicked', says foreign secretary after Sri Lanka bombings

  Staff writer | Sun 21 Apr 2019 15:15 BST

  Jeremy Hunt said he was "deeply shocked and saddened" by the attacks across churches and hotels in Sri Lanka on Easter Sunday

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  Theresa May says Christians should be allowed to live out their faith in peace

  Staff writer | Sun 21 Apr 2019 13:51 BST

  Theresa May has used her Easter message to say that people of all religions should have the right to practise their faith in peace.

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  Jeremy Hunt 'appalled' by suffering of 245 million Christians persecuted for their faith

  Staff writer | Sat 20 Apr 2019 9:03 BST

  Foreign secretary Jeremy Hunt has used an Easter message to express his solidarity with millions of Christians worldwide suffering for their faith.

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  UK churches to ring their bells for Notre-Dame

  Staff writer | Wed 17 Apr 2019 17:34 BST

  The bells will toll at churches across the UK on Thursday in a mark of solidarity with the people of Paris after Notre-Dame Cathedral was ravaged by fire.

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  Protect religious freedom as a 'fundamental human right', Church leaders tell Government

  Staff writer | Wed 17 Apr 2019 13:34 BST

  The Archbishop of Canterbury and the head of the Catholic Church in England and Wales have called on the Government "to take meaningful action" to promote religious freedom and protect Christians being persecuted for their faith.

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  Less than half of British Christians believe Jesus died on the cross for their sins

  Staff writer | Mon 15 Apr 2019 13:53 BST

  Only 46 per cent of British Christians believe Jesus died on the cross to save them from their sins, a new poll has found.

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  London Mayor visits newly launched Christian youth hub

  Staff writer | Sun 14 Apr 2019 7:10 BST

  The Mayor of London was the special guest at a newly launched youth hub in north-east London run by Christian charity XLP last week.

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  Speeding up abortions could lead to increase in terminations, pro-life group warns

  Staff writer | Sat 13 Apr 2019 7:00 BST

  A pro-life group has come out in opposition to new guidance recommending that the NHS speed up the process by which women can have an abortion.

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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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  Quakers join in criticism of Westminster Abbey over nuclear weapons ceremony

  Staff writer | Wed 10 Apr 2019 14:33 BST

  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.

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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.