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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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Voters in Northern Ireland go to the polls today to decide the formation of the new power-sharing executive. From 07:00GMT this morning, 1.1 million eligible adults will have the chance to cast their ballot by single transferable vote on the Stormont initiative, the keystone of the 1998 Good Friday Agreement. The devolved administration was suspended… Read more »
A security court in Turkey has charged nine men with ‘belonging to, aiding and abetting an illegal organisation’ in relation to last week’s bombings in Istanbul. The attacks on the British Consulate and an HSBC bank branch killed at least 28 people and were seen as being directly aimed at Britain. Groups thought to be… Read more »
