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        <title>CI urges Phillipson to ditch &#039;ill-judged conversion therapy ban&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Christian Institute has challenged Bridget Phillipson over her recent claims that Government proposals to ban so-called conversion therapy do not threaten freedom of religion or parental rights.
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        <title>Councillor fights disciplinary action for objecting to ‘explicit’ LGBT event</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A councillor has launched a legal challenge after being disciplined for raising safeguarding concerns over a sexually explicit display at a local library.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:04:19 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>NHS England: ‘Women should not have to share wards with men’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Patients should be accommodated according to their biological sex and not their gender identity, new guidance from NHS England has stated.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>An ‘incredible’ 550 baptisms at Bridlington beach</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Around 550 people have been baptised at a beach in Bridlington.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:20:52 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Cannabis pet poisoning on the rise</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Pets ingesting cannabis is a growing hazard, according to the UK’s only emergency animal poison centre.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:27:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Celebrities urge PM to fix palliative care</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/celebrities-urge-pm-to-fix-palliative-care/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A host of household names have called on the Prime Minister to act on his conviction that end-of-life care funding needs fixing.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:30:15 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Pro-lifer pleads not guilty to silent prayer charges</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Co-director of March for Life UK, Isabel Vaughan-Spruce, faces new charges under England and Wales’ abortion buffer zone laws.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 08:26:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Gambler spent last few pounds on National Lottery before suicide</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/gambler-spent-last-few-pounds-on-national-lottery-before-suicide/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The daughters of a man who committed suicide after gambling away all his money have highlighted the dangers of the National Lottery.
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        <pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:27:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Green Party orders members to stop saying &#039;mothers and fathers&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/green-party-orders-members-to-stop-saying-mothers-and-fathers/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Green Party is under fire for insisting its members stop using the terms &#8220;mothers and fathers&#8221; in favour of gender-neutral terms.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:50:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Conservatives vow to keep ‘ideological brainwashing’ out of schools</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Political activism has no place in the classroom, Shadow Education Secretary Laura Trott has told the Conservative Party conference.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:11:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Equality watchdog chief demolishes myths about single-sex guidance</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/equality-watchdog-chief-demolishes-myths-about-single-sex-guidance/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Chairwoman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has dismissed claims that protecting women&#8217;s spaces &#8220;erodes&#8221; the rights of those who identify as the opposite sex.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:49:56 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Franklin Graham proclaims the &#039;Gospel of Jesus Christ&#039; in Manchester</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thousands gathered at Manchester’s Co-op Live arena to hear Franklin Graham share the Bible’s message of hope and peace.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 14:21:20 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘I’m in love with his smile’: Sport stars raise funds for kids with cleft lip/palate</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Cricketer Tom Kohler-Cadmore has joined a campaign to raise money to help babies with cleft lip and palate.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:43:23 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Brits unite over concern for free speech, new poll shows</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A poll on free speech shows “widespread concern” over increasing censorship in Great Britain.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:32:09 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Put patient safety before gender ideology’, Senedd urges amid NHS row</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Members of the Senedd have defended NHS Wales&#8217; decision to halt all &#8216;sex-swap&#8217; surgeries until the end of the year.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 12:08:06 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Lib Dems to review ‘faith inclusion’ after discriminating against Christian candidate</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Liberal Democrats are set to investigate how they treat those within the party who hold religious beliefs.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:23:06 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>County Council defends free speech in ‘gender-neutral language’ row</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Wiltshire Councillor who branded plans to adopt gender-neutral titles as a &#8216;waste of money&#8217; and “utterly crackers” has been cleared of wrongdoing.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:16:51 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Campaigner for domestic abuse survivors hounded by trans activists</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/campaigner-for-domestic-abuse-survivors-hounded-by-trans-activists/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Transgender activists have heckled a woman petitioning her local council to protect single-sex spaces for victims of domestic abuse.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 10:34:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Sharp drop in organ donation rates sparks campaign for consent</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/sharp-drop-in-organ-donation-rates-sparks-campaign-for-consent/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The NHS is urging people to opt in to the organ donation system after a significant fall in donations under the controversial ‘presumed consent’ model.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:25:01 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Fire service ‘cannabis farm’ call-outs triple in a decade</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[House fires linked to the production of illegal cannabis have tripled since 2015, the insurer Zurich has reported.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:11:36 +0000</pubDate>
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