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Friday, 1 August 2025
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Extremism watchdog pledges to uphold free speech ([link removed])
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Defending free speech is a vital tool in the fight against extremism, the Commission for Countering Extremism (CCE) has said.
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BBC children’s presenter ‘trans ally’ scheme slammed as unsafe and irresponsible ([link removed])
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A BBC children’s TV presenter has been criticised for facilitating a “safeguarding catastrophe” with a badge scheme for ‘trans allies’.
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CI: ‘Scouts decision to back pro-trans rally in Belfast deeply concerning’ ([link removed])
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Assisted suicide ‘risks abuse’ without coroners’ scrutiny ([link removed])
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Experts have warned that Kim Leadbeater MP’s assisted suicide Bill is open to abuse without cases having to be scrutinised at an inquest.
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Brent MP launches campaign against high street betting shop onslaught ([link removed])
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A Labour MP has called on the Government to empower councils to halt the rapid spread of betting shops.
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CI: ‘Liberalising NI lottery law risks fuelling addiction’ ([link removed])
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Peers call for ‘misguided’ efforts to define Islamophobia to be scrapped ([link removed])
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Peers have called for plans to create an Islamophobia definition to be scrapped, warning of a “chilling effect on free speech”.
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Comedian defends abortion-themed Fringe show ([link removed])
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The Edinburgh Fringe is hosting a ‘comedy show’ on the theme of abortion for the third year in a row.
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World’s most preemie baby turns one ([link removed])
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The world’s youngest premature baby ever to survive is now a thriving one-year-old.
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US Christian photographer wins free speech protections on marriage ([link removed])
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A US court has protected the right of a Christian businesswoman to refuse to photograph same-sex weddings.
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