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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Free speech protections to be enforced in UK universities</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Universities will be required to protect free speech or face fines of up to £500k, the Education Secretary has announced.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:00:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Manx assisted suicide Bill stalls over human rights concerns</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/manx-assisted-suicide-bill-stalls-over-human-rights-concerns/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Royal Assent has been withheld for a Bill to legalise assisted suicide on the Isle of Man over concerns about safeguards.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 10:15:17 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Church in Wales enshrines same-sex blessings and moves towards same-sex weddings</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/church-in-wales-enshrines-same-sex-blessings-and-moves-towards-same-sex-weddings/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A rite for same-sex blessings has been added to the Canons of the Church in Wales, with plans for same-sex wedding ceremonies also in the pipeline.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 12:21:34 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Anglican educator&#039;s legacy boosted by new University appointments</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The University of Cumbria has appointed nine new research affiliates to strengthen its position as a centre of excellence in Charlotte Mason studies.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 10:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;It&#039;s a red card&#039;: Premier League blasted for promoting LGBT Pride</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Premier League is facing heavy criticism for promoting transgender ideology through its &#8216;Premier League with Pride&#8217; campaign.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:54:24 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Water samples reveal dramatic upward trend in ketamine use</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/water-samples-reveal-dramatic-upward-trend-in-ketamine-use/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The consumption of ketamine in England saw the largest estimated increase among key drug types measured in wastewater between 2023-24 and 2024-25, Home Office figures have revealed.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 09:36:17 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Bowes Museum accused of rewriting history in &#039;gender-fluid&#039; trail</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[‘Transwashing’ the tradition of dressing young boys and girls in similar clothing has been dismissed as “absolute nonsense”.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:31:42 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>MP launches pornographic &#039;summer of sex&#039; campaign</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Labour MP is pushing to make this year the &#8220;summer of sex&#8221;, in her campaign for pornographic sex education.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 10:52:52 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ten crimes a day committed against UK churches</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ten-crimes-a-day-committed-against-uk-churches/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[An average of ten crimes a day took place against churches last year, new figures have revealed.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:50:12 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Joining OnlyFans at 18 left me broken with a drug addiction&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A young woman who was &#8220;depressed and broken&#8221; after joining OnlyFans as an 18-year-old has warned teenagers that there is nothing &#8220;empowering&#8221; about pornography.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 15:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Illegal gambling sites targeting people trying to quit</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/illegal-gambling-sites-targeting-people-trying-to-quit/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Illegal gambling sites are preying on people trying to protect themselves from gambling harm, The Guardian has revealed.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:55:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Philosopher warns against ‘frightening moral order’ of assisted suicide</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Legalising state-sponsored suicide would be a “monumental mistake”, a prominent philosopher has warned.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:24:04 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>BBC urged to address in-house religious illiteracy</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A former BBC editor and executive has called on the Corporation to educate its journalists on the importance of religion.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 15:22:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>High St pharmacies under fire for dispensing trans drugs to 16 and 17-year-olds</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Parents are urging high street pharmacies to stop dispensing sex-swap drugs to 16 and 17-year-olds.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 15:33:22 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘The Boast of The Cross’ – Andrew Randall</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[We find in Galatians 6:14 the boast that should be on the lips and in the heart of every Christian.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:15:43 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Jesus Defeated Death – Josh Howerton</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/jesus-defeated-death-josh-howerton/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Celebrating the foundational truth upon which our faith is based.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>The Resurrection of Christ – Michael Reeves</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[When the glory of Christ blazes forth from the tomb, the darkness is dispelled and sinners spring to life.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:09:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;The death to end all deaths&#039; – Raymond Brown</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/the-death-to-end-all-deaths-raymond-brown/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The events surrounding the death of the Lord Jesus Christ are full of dramatic irony: The man who is mocked as the king, is the King; the man who is utterly powerless as he hangs dying on the cross, is the most powerful man the world has ever known; and the man who does not save himself, saves others.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:04:08 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>One in ten prescriptions of medicinal cannabis from single source</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Eleven per cent (172,755) of all ‘cannabis medicines’ prescribed in the UK since 2019 have been issued by a single prescriber, The Times has reported.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:57:46 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>From £40k gambling debt to hope and recovery</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A recovering gambling addict has shared her story of hope.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:31:39 +0000</pubDate>
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