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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Sinn Fein leaders Gerry Adams and Martin McGuinness today will lead a delegation to Downing Street in a bid to restart the stalled Northern Ireland peace process. Last week, Democratic Unionist Party leader, Dr Rev Ian Paisley, said the IRA would have to submit photographs evidence before he would join Sinn Fein in government. Sinn… Read more »
Ministers are planning to ban under-18s from buying knives as part of a package of measures to stem knife crime, says the Home Office. Home Secretary David Blunkett and Education Secretary Charles Clarke are reportedly considering the move alongside plans to introduce searches in schools. Raising the age at which teenagers can buy a knife… Read more »
