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  British Medical Association criticised over support for transgender self-identification

  Staff writer | Wed 16 Sep 2020 15:11 BST

  A leading medical body's support for transgender self-identification has been criticised as a betrayal of biological women.

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  MSPs urge SNP to go back to the drawing board over Hate Crime Bill

  Staff writer | Wed 16 Sep 2020 11:34 BST

  MSPs have warned that the SNP's proposed reforms to hate crime law will have a detrimental impact on Scotland's democratic values.

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  Assisted suicide has become a 'default way to die' in the Netherlands

  Right to Life UK | Wed 16 Sep 2020 11:15 BST

  Dutch ethicist Professor Theo Boer has witnessed the expansion of assisted dying in the Netherlands since it was introduced in 2002.

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  SNP will lose support from people of faith if it embraces assisted suicide, says councillor

  Staff writer | Tue 15 Sep 2020 16:01 BST

  The SNP has been warned that it stands to lose party members of faith if it supports calls to legalise assisted suicide.

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  'Lost' Bibles to be recovered in major digitisation project

  Staff writer | Tue 15 Sep 2020 11:49 BST

  An ambitious new digitisation project is set to make the Bible more accessible than ever for hundreds of minority language groups.

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  Spring Harvest 2021 to come with 'Covid guarantee'

  Staff writer | Tue 15 Sep 2020 10:53 BST

  The 'Covid guarantee' will enable ticketholders to claim a full refund if coronavirus makes them unable to attend the event.

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  Parents seek judicial review over controversial relationships and sex education classes

  Staff writer | Tue 15 Sep 2020 10:04 BST

  Parents from different faith backgrounds have united to commence a judicial review into the new relationships and sex education (RSE) curriculum.

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  Rehman Chishti resigns as freedom of religion special envoy over PM's Brext plans

  Staff writer | Mon 14 Sep 2020 11:55 BST

  Rehman Chishti has submitted a letter of resignation to Prime Minister Boris Johnson over his plans to override the Brexit deal and ignore international law.

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  Sorrow over Kent council's decision to axe chaplain role

  Staff writer | Mon 14 Sep 2020 11:36 BST

  Swale Mayor, Cllr Paul Stephen, believes the role of chaplain is not in keeping with the council's equality and diversity policy.

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  Demand for emergency food handouts set to soar during pandemic

  Staff writer | Mon 14 Sep 2020 11:15 BST

  The Trussell Trust is preparing for a more than twofold increase in demand for emergency food handouts this winter as the pandemic continues to strain household finances across the UK.

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  Massive prayer monument near Birmingham gets the green light

  Staff writer | Sun 13 Sep 2020 13:24 BST

  A new national landmark celebrating prayer is moving into the next phase after being granted planning permission.