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Marriage laws discriminatory and outdated, survey hears

COUPLES who have been married in ceremonies that are not legally binding, such as those conducted by faith groups not on licensed premises, have criticised current marriage laws as outdated and discriminatory

14 Jan 2022

UK news in brief

Pensions Board welcomes Shell withdrawal; Dr Cocksworth given education brief; Brighton church-planter to return to HTB; Conversion-therapy ban opposed and backed; Churches see results from knife-amnesty campaign; Chichester Cathedral invites girls to apply for choir; Suspended sentence for chef after parishioner’s death; Bishop to be Swedish pastor in London

10 Dec 2021

UK news in brief

Cross-wearing nurse claims unfair dismissal; City rejects plans for office block near synagogue; Quaker concern over Charity Commission appointment; Memorial for yachtsmen who ‘crost the bar’; Bishop of Ripon calls for police commissioner to resign; Children’s Society wins Lottery funding; Second cathedral wins Eco-Church gold award; City of London rejects plans affecting synagogue

08 Oct 2021

Alliance of 350 organisations, including faith groups, decry policing Bill

17 Sep 2021

UK news in brief

27 Aug 2021

Violence in Israel and Palestine ‘could spiral out of control’

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Jury disregards judge to clear Extinction Rebellion protesters

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Religious leaders call for end to vaccine nationalism

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Boris Johnson criticised over refusal to back war-crimes inquiry into Israel

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Bishops urge Government to sign UN anti-nuclear treaty

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