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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 UK is among over 100 countries signing the Convention on Cluster Munitions today, effectively outlawing the controversial weapons. The convention, agreed on in principle in Dublin earlier this year prohibits the use, production, stockpiling and transfer of cluster munitions. Foreign secretary David Miliband is in Oslo, Norway, to sign the convention that also commits… Read more »
