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The NSS has urged the Charity Commission for Northern Ireland to review the charitable status of Core Issues Trust, a Christian organisation which promotes
'conversion therapy' for gay people.
Stephen Daisley argues that the new hate crime bill proposed by the Scottish government is a sweeping threat to freedom of speech and conscience,
particularly on religion.
Gunmen attacked a hospital that houses a maternity clinic in Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least 16 people including two newborn babies. Meanwhile a suicide
bomber killed at least 24 others at a funeral in eastern Afghanistan.
A judge has said two teen victims of convicted abuser Todros Grynhaus were at greater risk, as they had been "insulated against any form of sex education or
exposure to sexual images".
Hasidic Jews ignored social distancing rules during the coronavirus lockdown as hundreds gathered in north London to celebrate a sacred festival in their
religious calendar.
The UK's equality watchdog has dropped plans to launch a probe into Tory anti-Muslim discrimination after the party set out new details on its independent
investigation.
Israeli police arrested 320 people at a Jewish bonfire festival celebrating an ancient sage, after worshippers rioted over coronavirus restrictions that
denied them access to his tomb, officers said on Wednesday.
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