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'No excuses,' say Archbishops as CofE safeguarding review uncovers hundreds of new cases
The Archbishops of Canterbury and York have apologised for failings by the Church of England after an independent review revealed hundreds of new safeguarding cases that require further assessment or action.
European court's ruling on Belgian euthanasia laws is 'important win for life'
Europe's top court has dismissed a challenge against Belgium's legal framework for euthanasia but found that it violated the European Convention on Human Rights in how it reviewed the circumstances surrounding a 64-year-old woman's death.
Trial of 90-year-old cardinal begins in Hong Kong
The trial of Cardinal Joseph Zen on charges of sedition is underway in Hong Kong.
NHS settles with Christian doctor disciplined for offering to pray with patients
NHS England has agreed to settle with a Christian doctor who faced disciplinary measures for offering to pray with his patients.
Christian doctor who offered to pray with patients was told to take £1,800 'professional boundaries' course
Dr Richard Scott was ordered to take a £1,800 'professional boundaries' course at his own expense and told that if he refused, he would have to undergo a psychological assessment.
Support falls for changing legal sex on birth certificates
The latest British Social Attitudes Survey has revealed increasing public opposition to allowing transgender people to change the legal sex on their birth certificate.
Government settles with Christian parents who challenged trans-affirming policies in schools
The government has settled with Christian parents Nigel and Sally Rowe and promised to reform official guidance for schools on transgender issues, ending a five-year legal battle.
Mini budget won't help people struggling to get by - charity
Christian food bank charity The Trussell Trust has expressed disappointment at the mini budget announced by the Chancellor today.
Minute's silence remembers 10 million lives lost to abortion
Thousands of people across the UK stopped for a minute of silence today to remember the 10 million babies aborted since the introduction of the Abortion Act in 1967.
Instead of nuclear threats, Putin should 'engage in meaningful peace talks'
The Christian Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament has expressed concern at Vladimir Putin's threats to "use all the means at our disposal" in its war with Ukraine.
Faith and charity leaders call for more support as cost of living crisis bites
Low income households risk being "dragged into destitution".
Private burial completes final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
The Queen has been laid to rest in the royal vault of St George's Chapel, drawing an end to the day that Britain said farewell to its longest-reigning monarch.
'Servant' leader Queen Elizabeth II honoured at state funeral
The Archbishop of Canterbury said in his sermon that the Queen had touched "a multitude of lives".
Queen wrote to former archbishop about grief after death of Prince Philip
The late Queen wrote about the difficulties of grieving in public in a poignant letter written to the former Archbishop of York after the death of her husband, Prince Philip.
World bids final farewell to Queen Elizabeth II
"You'll think not just this was a service fit for a Queen, this was a service fit for this person," says Archbishop of Canterbury.
Cathedral beams of light to mark National Moment of Reflection
Three beams of light will project from Lichfield Cathedral to mark the National Moment of Reflection mourning the passing of the Queen.