Humanists UK is celebrating the ten year anniversary of the first same-sex marriages in England and Wales. Whereas the Marriage (Same-Sex Couples) Act received Royal Assent on 17 July 2013, it took some time to implement this change, so the Act only came into force the following year. The first same-sex marriages took place just after midnight… Read more »
It has been reported by The Sunday Times that the Government is considering plans to remove the 50% admissions cap on new faith schools in England. This would mean that they would no longer have to offer a proportion of their places to children who do not follow their religion but would instead be able… Read more »
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It is being reported that an Israeli fighter plane has targeted the Gaza Strip home of a Palestinian militant leader in a missile attack. Several people were injured when the missile hit the two-storey home of Abdullah Shami who was not in the building at the time. However Israel has denied targeting the leader of… Read more »
New York illusionist David Blaine at 22:00BST last night emerged from his self-imposed solitary confinement. He has spent 44 days suspended in a glass box next to London’s Tower Bridge, with apparently only one tube for water for sustenance and another for urinating. The 30-year-old Blaine was cheered after he left his 7 feet-by-7 feet-by-3… Read more »
