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Concerns raised over Catholic Church’s lack of financial contribution towards new faith school

The first new Roman Catholic state school in England for more than a decade is to go ahead without the church contributing anything to its costs.

iNews

Trevor Phillips suspended from Labour over Islamophobia allegations

The former UK equality watchdog chief, Trevor Phillips, has been suspended from the Labour Party over allegations of 'Islamophobia'.

BBC

‘How I fell victim to Labour’s inquisition’

Trevor Phillips says the party's investigation of him for alleged Islamophobia shows it's becoming an authoritarian cult.

The Times (£)

Anti-abortion activists ramp up 'intimidating' and 'distressing' protests outside clinics during Lent

Anti-abortion activists have ramped up "distressing" and "intimidating" protests outside clinics during the Christian period of Lent.

HuffPost

Religious leaders compare abortion to Holocaust as row grows over Gibraltar referendum

Religious leaders in Gibraltar have grouped together to compare the act of terminating pregnancies to the Holocaust.

The Telegraph

‘In defence of the Prevent strategy’

Ian Acheson argues that the Prevent strategy is a hugely effective exercise in safeguarding people who are vulnerable.

The Spectator

Institution previously run by Church of Scotland to be investigated by Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry

Langlands Park in Inverclyde, which was run by the Church of Scotland until 1985, is among the premises set to be investigated by the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry.

Daily Record

Two found guilty of running illegal secondary school

Managers of a private primary school have been found guilty of operating an illegal secondary school for 66 children on the floor above.

Schools Week

Church raises cash to sue over ban on preacher Larry Stockstill at Edinburgh venue

A Christian group is mulling legal action over a decision to ban an American preacher who described homosexuality as "repulsive" from speaking at one of Scotland's most prestigious venues.

The Times (£)

Marches to demand abortion rights in Latin America on International Women’s Day

Hundreds of thousands of women across Latin America's biggest cities flocked to the streets for International Women's Day on Sunday, with many demanding legalised access to abortion.

France24

‘Proposed bill will enshrine religion's right to discriminate in Australia’

This editorial says a proposed 'religious freedom' bill in Australia will entrench divisions based on belief.

The Sydney Morning Herald

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