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Young people in Northern Ireland are open to religion, poll finds
Research commissioned by The Iona Institute has suggested that young people in Northern Ireland are the most favourable towards religion in the province.

Sacked Christian teacher warns about erosion of free speech in the UK
Pearson is being represented in claims of wrongful dismissal by the Christian Legal Centre and has said that his story is a warning about the current perilous state of freedom of speech in Britain.

Four Darlington Nurses face professional misconduct investigations over trans complaints
"Rose" wears male underwear, is trying to get his girlfriend pregnant and presents as male, yet insists on using the ladies changing rooms.

Public agree Lords can vote down assisted suicide
Controversial proposals to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales are being scrutinised by the House of Lords.

Police issue street preacher with warning over amplification
Police said Ollie Sabatelli was prohibited from using amplification and "causing annoyance, upset and distress" across Surrey and Sussex.

Backlash over Canterbury Cathedral graffiti art display
US Vice President JD Vance described it as "really ugly", while Annunziata Rees-Mogg called it "illegible, unaesthetic, disrespectful nonsense".

Religious hate crimes at record levels in England and Wales, Home Office data shows
Religious hate crimes are on the rise in England and Wales, according to new figures released by the Home Office this week.

Call for government to restore bursary for RE teacher training
The bursary had boosted the number of trainee RE teachers.

Christian aid organisations praying for lasting peace in Gaza
This is the fourth Gaza-Israel war since 2008, and also the bloodiest.

'People are very afraid,' says missionary after Syrian election sparks violence in Aleppo
The situation in Syria remains tense.

Franklin Graham's 'God Loves You Tour' to come to Manchester next year
The God Love's Your Tour has visited many parts of Britain in the last three years.

Reparations would privilege black suffering over everyone else's, says theologian
Lord Biggar said that "history contains an ocean of injustice, which is beyond human rectification".

Calls for end to 'parallel' marriage in the UK
A campaign group has come out strongly against sharia marriages and called for several measures to be put into place to strengthen the civil framework of marriage.

Sailors' Society launches appeal for earthquake-hit Philippines
Many seafarers' families have been affected.

Chandler Moore sues former manager as he quits Maverick City along with Naomi Raine
Maverick City Music co-founder Chandler Moore has quit the group and filed a lawsuit accusing his former manager of diverting millions of dollars in royalties.

Christianity is being censored everywhere, even in the supposedly free West
Christianity is increasingly censored even in "free" societies.