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Blackpool Council ordered to pay out over £100k for discriminating against Christians ([link removed])
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Blackpool Council has been ordered to pay £25,000 in damages and £84,000 in costs for discrimination against a local Christian festival involving over 200 churches.




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Abortion ultimatum: Westminster orders NI to have regime running by March 2022 ([link removed])
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The UK Government has ordered the NI Executive to have Westminster-imposed abortion regulations fully operational across Northern Ireland by no later than 31 March 2022.


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Church of Ireland tells UK Govt to end abortion push ([link removed])
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Whistling ‘Bob the Builder’ logged by police as ‘hate incident’ ([link removed])
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A man has been landed with a police record after a neighbour accused him of ‘racial hatred’ for whistling the theme tune to popular children’s programme ‘Bob the Builder’.


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Record breaking premature baby celebrates 1st birthday ([link removed])
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A baby boy born at just 21 weeks and two days gestation has recently celebrated his first birthday, prompting Guinness World Records to officially recognise him as the most premature baby to survive.


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Biological differences give men unfair advantage in women’s sport ([link removed])
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Sportswomen should be protected from the “male performance advantage” being exploited by transgender athletes, a Guardian columnist has said.


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Ohio enacts conscience clause to protect medics ([link removed])
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Doctors in Ohio will no longer have to provide medical services that conflict with their beliefs, following the introduction of new legal protections.


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Cannabis is seriously affecting the health of young users, doctors in Colorado have reported. ([link removed])
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Cannabis is seriously affecting the health of young users, doctors in Colorado have reported.


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Team GB Olympic athletes share Christian faith ([link removed])
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Two British athletes have shared how their faith in Christ has helped them in their profession.



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WATCH: Blackpool Council ordered to pay out over £100k for discriminating against Christians ([link removed])
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Revd Steve Haskett of Lancashire Festival for Hope speaks to the Institute’s Ciarán Kelly after it is revealed Blackpool Council has been ordered to pay out £109k in damages and costs, and apologise, for discrimination against the Christian festival.



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WATCH: No to Named Persons 5 years on: Episode 1 ([link removed])
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In episode 1 Angus Saul speaks to the Institute’s in-house Solicitor Advocate, Sam Webster.



Angus Saul and Liz Smith MSP


WATCH: No to Named Persons 5 years on: Episode 2 ([link removed])
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In this episode Angus Saul speaks to Liz Smith, a Conservative MSP who was one of the very first to sound the alarm over the intrusive scheme which became known as “The Snoopers’ Charter”.



Angus Saul and Jim Sillars


WATCH: No to Named Persons 5 years on: Episode 3 ([link removed])
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In this episode Angus Saul speaks to Jim Sillars, former Deputy Leader of the SNP.




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