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A series of "unacceptable and unjustified" security failures occurred before the Manchester Arena bombing, the public inquiry into the attack has been told.
The deadline for thousands of excepted charities to register with the Charity Commission has been extended by 10 years. An exception for church charities
with annual incomes of £100,000 or less was due to come to an end on 31 March this year.
Thailand's Senate has endorsed a bill that would legalise abortion up to the 12th week of pregnancy – a move condemned by the Catholic Church leadership as
"an immoral law".
A film that set off a storm of controversy in Pakistan has been made the country's official entry to the Oscars this year. The film faced objections from
religious and political groups that led to boycott calls and death threats for its producer.
A record number of women and girls in developing countries are using contraception, a major report has found, but the international community has fallen
short of "ambitious" targets to reach 380m by 2020.
Long-building tensions over pandemic restrictions within Israel's ultra-Orthodox Jewish neighborhoods erupted in violence on Sunday night, as rock-throwing
crowds pushed back police attempts to clear yeshiva classes and religious gatherings being held in violation of lockdown rules.
The US Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal from a Nevada church fighting against local coronavirus restrictions on Monday, after lawyers for the state
argued against claims that the safety measures were examples of religious discrimination.
The role of Galway County Council and Catholic bishops in Galway and Tuam in the operation of the mother and baby home in Tuam was "shocking", according to a
member of Ireland's parliament.
NSS head of education Alastair Lichten is joined by Sam Fitzsimmons and Matthew Milliken to discuss the range of challenges facing Northern Ireland's divided
education system, and their hopes for the future.
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