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Children in schools allowed to identify as animalsIt has been revealed that children across a number of schools in the UK are being allowed to self-identify as animals, and another claiming to be a moon.
Transgender
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Royal College of Surgeons votes to drop opposition to assisted suicideAs debate around assisted suicide continues to develop, the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England) has voted to drop its opposition and to adopt a neutral position.
Assisted Suicide
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CARE for Scotland statement on Holyrood 'buffer zones' legislation
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Mother loses campaign to have RSE materials releasedIn a case that was brought to the courts, a mother has lost her campaign for a school to share sex education materials taught in her daughter’s lesson.
Marriage and Family
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People of faith fearful of politics, according to Kate ForbesKate Forbes, former Scottish finance secretary and leadership candidate, has commented that people of faith are growing fearful of politics and are being pushed from political life.
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Abortion access lessons made compulsory in NI secondary schoolsNew regulations were introduced in Parliament this week, making it compulsory for all post-primary schools in Northern Ireland to teach pupils about access to abortion and prevention of early pregnancy.
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UK must not follow Canada in 'aggressive' assisted suicide legislationLast week, MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee heard from experts on assisted suicide. They looked at the way in which parameters have loosened in places such as Canada, which…
Assisted Suicide
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School forced to back down after encouraging pupils to attend in “full-blown drag”A school in Derbyshire has been forced to cancel a themed non-uniform day called ‘Drag n’Rainbows’, after media pressure. New Mills School had originally encouraged its pupils to attend in drag on…
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AI will soon be powerful enough to "kill many humans", adviser warnsThe Prime Minister’s adviser on Artificial Intelligence (AI) has warned that AI systems might be powerful enough to “kill many humans” within just two years, and has suggested countries need to work…
Artificial Intelligence
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Concerns over cost of living causing greater online harms to childrenWith the cost of living crisis continuing to affect families across the UK, children’s charities are concerned about how this might cause greater online harms to children.
Pornography
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Government's free speech champion warns "democracy is at stake"Professor Arif Ahmed, a lecturer at the University of Cambridge, has been appointed by the Government as the director for freedom of speech and academic freedom at the Office for Students.
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