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Chinuch UK, the Charedi schools' group, has welcomed a statement from Ofsted recognising that primary schools do not have to teach children about same-sex relationships.
Plans to open a Jewish school in Westcliff to cater for the new strictly Orthodox community that has settled in the Southend and Westcliff area have hit a problem after Ofsted said it would be unlikely to meet many of the independent school standards.
The extent to which UK businesses are exploiting the forced labour of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region of China will be investigated by MPs in an inquiry probing the use of forced labour in UK supply chains.
A British mother who fought the Sharia courts in Dubai for access to her son faces having to sell her home - after a UK judge ordered her to pay nearly £100,000 towards her ex-husband's legal costs.
A Christian school assistant who was sacked for posting on Facebook about plans to teach LGBT relationships in primary schools is taking her case to an employment tribunal.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the second woman to serve on the Supreme Court, has died at her home in Washington. She supported abortion rights, gay rights, affirmative action and the strict separation of church and state.
James E. Trainor said the separation of church and state is "a fallacy" and that this year's US election amounts to a "spiritual war" that threatens the country's "Christian moral principles."
Daniel Cox and Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux say democrats are mostly ignoring a massive group of voters who are becoming an increasingly crucial part of their base: people who don't have any religion at all.
Islamic State linked insurgents burned down hotels and imposed sharia law on Vamizi and Mecungo in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Mozambique, which are favoured by movie stars.
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Note: Yesterday's media briefing suggested a proposed assisted dying bill had been tabled in Northern Ireland. It was instead tabled in the Republic of Ireland.
