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Kids as young as 11 told to define hardcore porn for homework ([link removed])
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Parents in Hull are “disgusted” after children as young as eleven were asked to consider different types of pornography and other inappropriate topics for homework.




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The Presbyterian Church in Ireland (PCI) has called for a guarantee that quoting the Bible will not be treated as ‘hate crime’ under new laws.


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EXCLUSIVE: EA tells Institute why it hopes Cornerstone wins Ofsted battle ([link removed])
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The Evangelical Alliance (EA) has expressed its support for the Christian fostering and adoption agency Cornerstone in its legal case against Ofsted.



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Shropshire becomes latest Council to withdraw controversial trans guidance for schools ([link removed])
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Shropshire County Council has withdrawn its controversial guidance on transgenderism for schools and colleges and is asking them to stop using the advice.


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** Kent and Barnsley join other councils in withdrawing trans guidance ([link removed])
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** CPS threatened with fresh legal action over pro-trans bias ([link removed])
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** Equalities Minister promises to protect single-sex spaces ([link removed])
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** Presumed consent organ donation law now in force ([link removed])
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A new ‘presumed consent’ system for organ donation has come into force in England after Parliament approved the legislation last year.



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** High Court rules against pro-lifers in DIY abortion case ([link removed])
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The High Court has ruled that the Government’s change to abortion law to allow home abortions was legal, despite concerns the new measure puts women’s safety at risk.


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US church cannot be forced to pay for abortions, appeals court rules ([link removed])
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COVID-19: France ordered to lift ban on church meetings ([link removed])
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The French Government has been ordered to lift the ban on meetings in churches within eight days by its top administrative court.


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Limited reopening of NI churches a ‘sign of hope’ ([link removed])
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