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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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The US Secretary of State Colin Powell is paying a flying visit to Israel and the West Bank today in an attempt to rescue the faltering Roadmap peace plan. Mr Powell will hold talks with both Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas to try and persuade them to implement the… Read more »
Despite mounting diplomatic pressure, Burma’s, also known as Myanmar, pro-democracy figurehead Aung San Suu Chi spent her 58th birthday on Thursday incarcerated in Yangon’s inhospitable Insein prison. Burma’s military leadership refuses to budge on her release, despite overtures from America and Britain. Its government blames the Nobel pace laureate for inspiring violent disturbances in the… Read more »
