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Friday, 17 October 2025

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The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON)

The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (GAFCON) has announced it is rejecting the Church of England’s leadership, and is reordering the Anglican Communion.

 
 

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Baby scan

Two respected members of the House of Lords are set to table amendments to overturn the ‘abortion up to birth’ clause in the Government’s Crime and Policing Bill and to reinstate in-person medical consultations before at-home abortions.

 
 
Proud Trust Alien Nation

Aviva has been criticised for funding The Proud Trust, an organisation that distributes controversial ‘trans-affirming’ RSE resources to primary schools.

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NI Health Minister orders review of controversial GenderGP clinic

 
Father hugging his children

Some public figures are urging the Government to criminalise parents in England if they smack their children.

 
Bride and Groom holding hands

The Government has announced it will reform marriage law into an officiant-based, rather than buildings-based model.

 
Slot machines

Slot machine venues are paying staff bonuses based on how much gamblers lose, The Guardian has revealed.

 
 
Silhouette of a woman

A trafficking survivor has told the Scottish Parliament that proposals to protect women and girls must be based on “evidence showing the realities of prostitution”.

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Poll: Majority of Scots back MSP’s clampdown on prostitution

 
Earth globe

AI-generated child abuse material rocketed 1,325 per cent across the world in just one year, it has been reported.

 
Pregnant mother

An American mother diagnosed with cancer at 20 weeks pregnant chose life after doctors advised her to abort her daughter.

 
 

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Ciarán Kelly
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