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  NHS guidelines on transgender patients to be reviewed

  Staff writer | Thu 12 Aug 2021 10:52 BST

  Health Secretary Sajid Javid is to review NHS guidance that says patients can be accommodated in hospitals according to the gender they say they identify with.

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  Heterosexual marriages and religious wedding ceremonies fall to record low

  Staff writer | Wed 11 Aug 2021 21:38 BST

  The number of heterosexual couples getting married in England and Wales and those opting for a religious ceremony have fallen to their lowest levels on record.

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  2021 sees jump in A-level Religious Studies entries

  Staff writer | Wed 11 Aug 2021 17:57 BST

  A rise in the number of students taking Religious Studies at A-level this year has been welcomed.

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  'Wake up world!' says bishop after climate report

  Staff writer | Tue 10 Aug 2021 11:23 BST

  The Bishop of Norwich is calling for immediate action after a major UN report on climate change warned that "the worst is yet to come".

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  Street preacher vindicated after court finds no evidence of wrongdoing

  Staff writer | Tue 10 Aug 2021 10:17 BST

  A London court has thrown out a case against a Christian street preacher who was falsely accused of threatening to stab non-believers.

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  BBC tweet on 'age-appropriate porn' for young people sparks backlash

  Staff writer | Mon 9 Aug 2021 13:01 BST

  The BBC has stunned social media users with a tweet asking whether "age-appropriate porn" for teenagers is a good idea.

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  Only a third of MPs support legalising assisted suicide - poll

  Staff writer | Mon 9 Aug 2021 11:56 BST

  YouGov found that overall only 35% support allowing "doctors to assist in the suicide of someone suffering from a terminal illness".

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  In 2019, a quarter of pregnancies in England and Wales ended in abortion

  Staff writer | Mon 9 Aug 2021 11:37 BST

  It is the highest level since records began.

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  English patriotism shouldn't be taboo - Archbishop

  Staff writer | Sat 7 Aug 2021 12:58 BST

  The Archbishop of York has said London's "metropolitan elite" are wrong to look down on other parts of England and English patriotism.

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  Christian police officer loses religious discrimination claim

  Staff writer | Fri 6 Aug 2021 14:50 BST

  A former police officer who claimed he was mocked by colleagues over his Christian faith has lost a religious discrimination claim.

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  Trafficking victims need more tailored support - CARE

  Staff writer | Fri 6 Aug 2021 12:04 BST

  The warning from the Christian advocacy group follows the release of government figures showing a staggering 750% increase in human trafficking cases in Northern Ireland in the last eight years.

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  Christian magistrate sacked after saying children do best with mother and father dies

  Staff writer | Wed 4 Aug 2021 8:19 BST

  Richard Page, a Christian family magistrate who was sacked after saying children do best when raised by a mother and father, has died. He was 74.