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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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Former Northern Ireland secretary Mo Mowlam has died at the age of 55. The hugely popular former Labour MP for Redcar was admitted to hospital at the end of last month, and was transferred a few days ago to the Pilgrims hospice in Canterbury. Ms Mowlam was diagnosed with a brain tumour in 1997 and… Read more »
Far more pubs could be exempt from the government’s smoking ban than it has admitted, a new study warns. And with most of these exempt pubs located in deprived areas, researchers writing in the British Medical Journal warn that the smoking ban could widen health inequalities. In the white paper ‘Choosing Health’, ministers predict between… Read more »