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** Friday, 16 January 2026
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** Abortions at highest level ever in England and Wales ([link removed])
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More abortions are taking place in England and Wales than ever before, new statistics show.
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** BPAS slammed for advice that could encourage sex-selective abortions ([link removed])
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** Open Doors reports global rise in Christian persecution ([link removed])
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The number of Christians across the world suffering high levels of persecution and discrimination has reached unprecedented levels.
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** Stonewall reports ‘spectacular funding implosion’ ([link removed])
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Stonewall’s annual report reveals its income has fallen by 40 per cent in four years.
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** Christian foster parents lose licence over LGBT affirming policy ([link removed])
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An American Christian couple have lost their fostering licence for not signing an LGBT+ affirming policy.
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** US court backs homeless mission’s right to only hire Christians ([link removed])
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** UK Govt to criminalise ‘disgusting’ AI-generated nudes ([link removed])
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Creating explicit deepfake images of people without their consent is to become a criminal offence.
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** Peers: ‘Online glorification of child sex abuse must end’ ([link removed])
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** Babies are still being born addicted to drugs in Scotland ([link removed])
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The number of babies in Scotland to have started out life addicted to alcohol and drugs continues to raise concern.
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** Bet365 boss pockets £280m as millions harmed by gambling ([link removed])
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Bet365 founder Denise Coates took home around £280 million in pay and dividends last year, it has been reported.
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** Bible sales reach record high, as Gen Z shows increasing openness ([link removed])
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The number of people buying Bibles reached a record high last year, according to Christian publisher SPCK.
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** Win for Darlington nurses in changing rooms privacy case ([link removed])
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Nurses in Darlington were unlawfully discriminated against by their employers when they were forced to share female-only changing rooms with a man who identified as a woman, an Employment Tribunal has ruled.
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** NI universities accused of censoring gender-critical students ([link removed])
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** Mum celebrates ethical stem cell transplant that saved her daughter’s life ([link removed])
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** Canada scraps drug decriminalisation policy: ‘It didn’t work’ ([link removed])
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** Cross-party MSPs urge colleagues to vote down assisted suicide Bill ([link removed])
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