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It is just under a year and a half ago that I found myself writing a piece called ‘A Black Friday’.
Assisted Suicide
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James Mildred
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Peers warn against 'conversion therapy' lawMembers of Parliament have spoken out strongly against a Bill that would outlaw 'conversion therapy'.
News
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Colorado bid to expand assisted suicide lawLegislation has been published in the US state of Colorado that would radically expand access to assisted suicide.
Assisted Suicide
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Row over gender critical university Rector
Transgender
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Deepfake audio of Sadiq Khan could have caused serious disorder
Artificial Intelligence
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British boys at greater risk of modern slavery, report findsA recent report highlights that nearly half of the UK's victims of criminal exploitation are British boys under 18, and reveals a pressing need for legal reforms to identify such boys as…
Modern Slavery
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New polling shows lack of support for abortion up to birth proposalA recent poll conducted by Whitestone Insight, involving 2,011 participants across Britain, has revealed that only 16% oppose the current legal stance that prohibits abortions of healthy babies after 24 weeks, up…
Abortion
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4-year-old boy enrols as a girl in Church of England schoolA Church of England primary school in the southeast of England admitted a four-year-old boy as a girl, a decision that later unsettled classmates and parents when his biological sex was disclosed.…
Transgender
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Street performer told she "cannot sing her songs outside of church grounds"This week, Harmonie London, a 20-year-old gospel singer with over 300,000 YouTube subscribers, experienced a confrontation with a volunteer police officer while performing on Oxford Street.
Freedom of Speech
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UK Home Office reverses policy limiting protection for modern slavery victimsIn a significant policy reversal, the UK Home Office has withdrawn a contentious policy that restricted protection for certain modern slavery victims.
Modern Slavery
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Record number of people banning themselves from gamblingIn 2023, over 92,000 people signed up to Gamstop, Britain's national self-exclusion scheme for gambling. This marks a 9.5% increase from the previous year - bringing the total number of registrants to…
Gambling
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Professor wins unfair dismissal claim over gender viewsJo Phoenix, a criminology professor formerly at the Open University (OU), won her case for unfair dismissal, victimisation, and harassment.
Transgender
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Sharp rise in number of modern slavery victims since visa rules relaxedIn the UK, the social care sector is witnessing a significant increase in modern slavery cases.
Modern Slavery