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More and more couples having humanist weddings in England and Wales are expressing their frustration at the growing waiting times before they can also have a civil marriage and so be married in the eyes of the law. The backlogs in many parts of the country are a result of the coronavirus pandemic and the… Read more »
The share of adults in Northern Ireland with no religion is surging, according to the latest data from the Northern Ireland Life and Times Survey. The results of the 2020 survey have just been published. 27% of respondents said they had no religion – an increase of 7% on 2019. This latest surge means that the overall… Read more »
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The British situation in Iraq is “different in many critical respects” to that of the US, Tony Blair has insisted as George Bush prepares to announce further deployment of troops. The US president is expected to say that 20,000 more US soldiers will be sent to Iraq, despite calls from both sides of the Atlantic… Read more »
Tony Blair has promised that MI5 will have no role in policing in Northern Ireland, in a bid to reassure republicans wary of new justice arrangements in the province. In a statement to parliament this morning, the prime minister said: “The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) and the security service will be completely distinct… Read more »
