Penny Mordaunt has become the first cabinet minister to call on the Church of England to allow gay marriages. The church is currently considering whether the ban should be lifted. Next month, bishops will make a recommendation to the Church’s legislative body on whether to overturn the ban. According to The Telegraph: Ms Mordaunt, Leader … Read more
Police chiefs have defended a huge increase in the numbers of officers based in UK schools after research by the Runnymede Trust found that the number has risen by 43 per cent year-on-year. According to the BBC: The Runnymede Trust race equality think tank found 979 Safer Schools Officers (SSOs) in schools last spring, compared … Read more
Dieticians are warning parents that vegan babies have a higher risk of developing serious health problems including stunted growth. According to The Mail Online: The NHS Start for Life website, which provides guidance for new parents, now includes a section about vegan and vegetarian babies. It recommends that infants on a vegan diet may need … Read more
A debt advice charity is warning that money borrowed to pay for Christmas will take some families years to repay. StepChange said that worries about debt have led to a surge in enquiries post-Christmas. According to the BBC: Its warning comes as a poll for the BBC suggests fears over unmanageable debt. A third of … Read more
A report from the charity Oxfam has found that the wealthiest 1% of Irish society now owns more than a quarter of the country’s wealth. According to Irish state broadcaster RTÉ: The research also shows that with €15 billion between them, the two richest people here have 50% more wealth than the poorest half of … Read more
The Guardian newspaper is reporting this morning that child mortality from trauma and sudden death is rising sharply in England and that poverty is largely to blame. According to the paper’s science correspondent Hannah Devlin: The analysis, which tracked all child deaths in England between 2019 and 2022, found overall mortality dipped during the pandemic … Read more
UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak will appoint the UK’s first ever free speech tsar to tackle cancel culture on University campuses. The appointee will have the power to ensure that academics and visiting speakers are not cancelled for holding controversial views. According to The Times: The new director for freedom of speech and academic freedom … Read more
Wales must be over-run with non-binary folk, because it has emerged that Welsh language tutors on a course funded by the government, have adapted their lessons to make the language more inclusive for them. According to The Telegraph: Like many languages, Welsh nouns are gendered and professions are gendered, meaning that those who use non-gendered … Read more
The government plans to give police new powers to shut down protests that cause serious disruption. Downing street sources say the proposals would help officers to clamp down on “a disruptive minority” who use tactics like blocking roads. According to the BBC: It said the changes seek to give police greater flexibility and clarity over … Read more
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