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• Brits overwhelmingly see gambling in negative light

  26-02-2026 16:20 via christian.org.uk
  Nearly two thirds of the British public consider gambling to have a negative effect on people, a survey has revealed.
  
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• Irish Govt ‘health-led’ drugs strategy will downgrade enforcement

  13-03-2026 15:13 via christian.org.uk
  The Government has launched a consultation on plans to decriminalise Ireland’s drug laws for personal use.
  
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• Apologist shares the Gospel on top podcast The Diary of a CEO

  13-03-2026 14:51 via christian.org.uk
  Canadian apologist Wesley Huff has given “the case for Jesus” on one of the world’s top podcasts.
  
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• MSPs debate scores of amendments to dangerous assisted suicide Bill

  13-03-2026 09:24 via christian.org.uk
  The Scottish Parliament is considering more than 300 amendments to Liam McArthur’s deeply flawed assisted suicide Bill.
  
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• Peers vote to go beyond Govt's pledge to end non-crime hate incidents

  12-03-2026 17:09 via christian.org.uk
  The House of Lords has voted to strengthen measures against non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs).
  
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• Mum who nearly ended her life after spinal injury speaks against assisted suicide

  12-03-2026 16:08 via christian.org.uk
  A woman who contemplated ending her own life after suffering a spinal injury has urged MSPs to vote against Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill.
  
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• NHS to review prescribing sex-swap drugs for teenagers

  12-03-2026 15:34 via christian.org.uk
  Giving sex-swap drugs to gender-confused 16 and 17-year-olds on the NHS has been put on hold pending the outcome of a consultation.
  
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• Govt ditches non-crime hate incidents

  11-03-2026 17:42 via christian.org.uk
  A Government amendment removing the statutory basis for non-crime hate incidents (NCHIs) has passed without a vote in the House of Lords.
  
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• ‘Too great a risk’: Senior MSP changes mind on assisted suicide Bill

  11-03-2026 16:36 via christian.org.uk
  The leader of the Scottish Conservatives has withdrawn his support for Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill.
  
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• Govt pledges to protect sports fans from rogue betting firms

  11-03-2026 16:19 via christian.org.uk
  New measures to crack down on the illegal gambling market in sport have been announced by the Government.
  
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• Euthanasia approved for injuries caused by suicide attempt

  09-03-2026 13:09 via christian.org.uk
  A 25-year-old woman in Spain has been approved for euthanasia following injuries caused by a failed suicide attempt.
  
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• Global Anglicans announce alternative authority to Canterbury

  06-03-2026 15:47 via christian.org.uk
  The Global Fellowship of Confessing Anglicans (known as GAFCON) has set up a council as an alternative to the authority of the Archbishop of Canterbury.
  
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• From coercion to conscience: Medics warn MSPs of assisted suicide Bill's risk to the vulnerable

  05-03-2026 17:08 via christian.org.uk
  Almost 200 medics have written to MSPs about “serious risks” in Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill that need to be addressed.
  
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• Christian teacher awarded $650k after refusing to use 'preferred pronouns'

  05-03-2026 17:07 via christian.org.uk
  A Christian teacher in the US has been awarded $650,000 after he was forced to resign for refusing to use the ‘preferred names and pronouns’ of gender-confused pupils.
  
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• 'Genuine not performative': Journalist investigates Gen Z's record Bible use

  05-03-2026 17:00 via christian.org.uk
  There is a genuine increase in young people being drawn to Christianity, an investigative journalist has concluded while examining Gen Z’s Bible use.
  
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• Church leaders urge MSPs not to 'abandon vulnerable to an early death'

  05-03-2026 14:15 via christian.org.uk
  Senior church leaders have warned MSPs that legalising assisted suicide in Scotland “risks normalising the idea that some lives are no longer worth living”.
  
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• Jack Scarisbrick, passionate advocate for the unborn: 1928-2026

  05-03-2026 12:01 via christian.org.uk
  Professor John “Jack” Joseph Scarisbrick, co-founder of the charity Life and renowned historian, has died peacefully at his home aged 97.
  
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• Jersey backs easier and quicker divorce

  04-03-2026 16:04 via christian.org.uk
  Couples in Jersey will be able to apply for a divorce on their wedding day without giving any reason under measures backed by the island’s States Assembly.
  
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• Education Secretary: 'Boys should be allowed to wear dresses to school'

  04-03-2026 15:35 via christian.org.uk
  The Education Secretary has claimed that gender-confused boys should be allowed to wear dresses to school.
  
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• 'Church leaders must better support couples amid the struggles of marriage'

  04-03-2026 12:48 via christian.org.uk
  Christian marriages would benefit from more biblical teaching on relationships from church leaders, the founder of Street Pastors has said.
  
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• Ofcom fines porn company £1.35m over ‘child protection’ failures

  04-03-2026 12:25 via christian.org.uk
  A porn operator has been hit with a record fine for failing to prevent under-18s from accessing harmful online content.
  
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• Minister reasserts commitment to ban 'conversion therapy'

  04-03-2026 11:58 via christian.org.uk
  The Equalities Minister has again promised a ban on so-called conversion therapy in “this parliamentary session”, according to Pink News. The session runs until the next General Election, due in 2029.
  
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• Another MSP withdraws support for assisted suicide Bill

  03-03-2026 16:51 via christian.org.uk
  An MSP has announced she has changed her mind on Liam McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill and plans to vote against it when Holyrood debates the proposals for the final time later this month.
  
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• Wes Streeting to compel gender clinics to share puberty blocker data

  03-03-2026 14:14 via christian.org.uk
  NHS gender clinics must share data on children who received ‘trans-affirming care’ at the Tavistock, the Health Secretary has said.
  
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• CI celebrates 500th anniversary of William Tyndale's translation of the New Testament

  27-02-2026 15:40 via christian.org.uk
  The Christian Institute has released a publication celebrating William Tyndale’s remarkable legacy on the 500th anniversary of his complete translation of the New Testament.
  
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• Tragedy in Jersey as politicians pass assisted suicide

  27-02-2026 15:36 via christian.org.uk
  Jersey’s politicians have voted through an assisted suicide Bill.
  
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• MP: Marriage is good for society, while 'cult of individualism' is 'destructive'

  26-02-2026 16:51 via christian.org.uk
  An MP has spoken out on the importance of marriage for a healthy society, and said a societal focus on ‘individualism’ has proven “destructive”.
  
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• Belfast byelaw limits street preaching volume

  26-02-2026 16:41 via christian.org.uk
  A byelaw limiting the volume of street preaching has been voted through by Belfast City Council.
  
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• 'Senedd's vote on Leadbeater Bill did not approve principle of assisted suicide'

  26-02-2026 15:52 via christian.org.uk
  The Welsh Senedd has voted in favour of granting legislative consent to the devolved aspects of Westminster’s assisted suicide Bill.
  
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• MP urges lessons to be learnt from detransitioner harmed by ‘affirming care’

  25-02-2026 16:43 via christian.org.uk
  A girl ushered into social and medical treatments to affirm her gender confusion has called it a “terrible mistake”.
  
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