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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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George Galloway has denied “fawning on” former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein when he met him in the mid 1990s, as his libel trial with the Daily Telegraph continued. Mr Galloway is suing The Telegraph over allegations that he received £375,000 in oil money from the dictator’s regime. The claim was made by the newspaper’s foreign… Read more »
Britain’s minimum wage should be frozen at £4.85 an hour until 2006 according to business leaders. The CBI will tell the Low Pay Commission (LPC) – an independent advisory body on the minimum wage – that hard-pressed businesses need a “pause year” to draw breath from last month’s above inflation rise. Last month, the minimum… Read more »
