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As the joint US and Israeli offensive in Iran prepares to enter its second week, President Donald Trump took to his Truth Social platform in the early hours of Friday morning UK…
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Universities face £500,000 fines for failing to protect free speechThe government are introducing a new complaints system for university staff that could see institutions fined £500,000 or 2% of their income if they are found to have failed in protecting free…
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Finnish MP acquitted over Bible tweet but convicted over church pamphletThe Finnish Supreme Court has acquitted parliamentarian Päivi Räsänen over a Bible verse which she tweeted in 2019. However, on a separate charge, they found her guilty of “hate speech” in a…
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US developing site to allow Britons to see banned content
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Bridget Phillipson accused of failing to protect free speechMore than 300 academics, including Nobel Prize winners, have written to Education Secretary, Bridget Phillipson accusing her of failing to tackle ‘cancel culture’ on university campuses.
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Major wins in regulation of online pornography
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Scottish Parliament rejects Assisted Suicide Bill
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CARE for Scotland urges MSPs to reject assisted suicide ahead of…
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CARE for Scotland comment: Royal College of Psychiatrists switches to oppose…
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School cleared of promoting creationism
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Teacher suspended for telling Muslim pupils Britain is a Christian countryA London primary school teacher was banned from working with children after telling a Muslim pupil that Britain is still a Christian state.
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Anti-abortion campaigner arrested at peaceful protestPaul Gardner was protesting in Cambridge when he was stopped by police and arrested. His arrest came under Section 4A of the Public Order Act after a member of the public objected…
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Police Still Haven’t Decided if Pro-Life Campaigner Will Be Charged for Silent PrayerPro-life campaigner Isabel Vaughan-Spruce remains under investigation 10 months after West Midlands Police arrested her for praying in an abortion clinic buffer zone.
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Supreme Court: NI religious education breaches human rights
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that religious education (RE) and collective worship in Northern Ireland’s controlled schools breach human rights if not delivered in an “objective, critical and pluralistic manner”.
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Bible verse on pastor’s campervan could be considered hate speechA church leader has been approached by the police to warn him that Bible verses printed on his campervan “could be seen as hate speech”.
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Wronged worker claims Britain ‘no longer believes in free speech for Christians’Felix Ngole, a mental health support worker, had a job offer rescinded because of his views on homosexuality and same-sex marriage. Mr Ngole has challenged the decision at an employment tribunal claiming…
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Communities Secretary: Islamophobia definition must not restrict free speechCommunities Secretary Steve Reed has stated that any official definition of Islamophobia must not compromise freedom of speech.
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