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Subject New pupils barred from Catholic school after abuse scandal
Date November 30, 2020 8:41 AM
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* New pupils barred from top Catholic school after abuse scandal <[link removed]>

Scandal has surrounded the private school in recent years and an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse published a highly critical report in August 2018 that said "appalling sexual abuse inflicted over decades on children as young as seven".

The Guardian

* DUP MLA says all schools should be integrated <[link removed]>

All schools in Northern Ireland should be integrated, according to a DUP member of Stormont's Education Committee.

BBC

* New mosque in Birmingham set to feature all-girls school <[link removed]>

An all-girls school could form part of a huge new development set to feature a mosque described as a potential 'tourist attraction', it has been revealed.

Birmingham Live

* Survivors receive apology from Cardinal Nichols after IICSA report <[link removed]>

The Archbishop of Westminster, Cardinal Vincent Nichols, has apologised to victims and survivors of abuse inflicted over 50 years in the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales.

Church Times

* Tequila bar owner registers it as a religion in bid to legally open during Tier 3 lockdown <[link removed]>

400 Rabbits Tequila and Mezcal Cocktail Bar has registered to become 'The Church of The Four Hundred Rabbits'.

Nottingham Post

* Ebbw Vale man charged with threatening to kill Muslims <[link removed]>

A man was remanded in custody after being charged with threatening to kill Muslims, burn down a mosque and blow up council buildings.

South Wales Argus

* Islamist referrals to counter-extremism scheme rise for first time since 2016 <[link removed]>

In the year to March, almost 1,500 people were considered by the Prevent programme over concerns linked to Islamist extremism, up 6 per cent on the previous year.

The Independent

* ‘We must not allow woke activists to stop us confronting Islamist extremism’ <[link removed]>

President Macron is right – this is an intellectual battle to confront a grotesque form of separatism in our midst, says Sajid Javid.

The Telegraph (£)

* ‘Islam is not at odds with secular government - it celebrates it’ <[link removed]>

Some are claiming that secularism is against religion, and even tantamount to atheism. They are wrong, says Ed Husain.

The National News

* ‘Deportation threat against woman facing forced marriage and FGM’ <[link removed]>

The treatment of those facing deportation to countries where they are at risk of FGM exposes a gaping flaw at the heart of policies to tackle gender-based violence, says Sian Norris.

Politics.co.uk

* Sudan says it will stamp out child marriage and enforce ban on FGM <[link removed]>

Sudanese authorities have announced they will end child marriage and enforce the country's ban on female genital mutilation (FGM), in a major step forward for the rights of women and girls.

The Guardian

* Zimbabwe: Churches demand seat in Parliament <[link removed]>

Churches have started lobbying for a parliamentary seat to have issues affecting their constituency debated.

The Zimbabwe Daily

** The latest from the No More Faith Schools campaign

* Parent's perspective: we made a mistake sending our child to a faith school <[link removed]>

We were unprepared for how strongly a Catholic school would push religion on our child, says Natassa.

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