2022 News Archive
Back to News ArchiveMay 2022
- Drug driving convictions escalate (26 May 2022)
- EHRC warns Scot Govt against consequences of gender self-ID (26 May 2022)
- NI Secretary intervenes again to push abortion services (26 May 2022)
- Govt: 'Women should not be erased from public language' (26 May 2022)
- New South Wales joins 'killing states' of Australia (26 May 2022)
- ‘Ditch sex swap age bar for children’, trans group tells Scot Govt (25 May 2022)
- US Treasury Secretary: 'Protecting the unborn damages the economy' (25 May 2022)
- Peer defends pupil at centre of ‘transphobia’ storm (24 May 2022)
- Church of Scotland votes to allow same-sex weddings (23 May 2022)
- Government given poor report in RE (23 May 2022)
- Franklin Graham UK tour begins despite opposition (20 May 2022)
- Chief Inspector of Constabulary: ‘We should not be policing thought crimes' (20 May 2022)
- Mother: ‘I gambled away £5,000 in 90 minutes’ (20 May 2022)
- Female pupil leaves school after being harassed for questioning trans ideology (20 May 2022)
- Australian bishops veto motion denouncing same-sex marriage (19 May 2022)
- Children's Commissioner to investigate whether porn is fuelling sexual abuse (19 May 2022)
- Gender neutral toilets near children’s play area raise safety concerns (19 May 2022)
- NI Attorney General challenges ban on peaceful protests outside abortion clinics (19 May 2022)
- ‘Online Safety Bill favours censorship over free speech’ (18 May 2022)
- MP: 'Online Safety Bill could censor legal speech' (18 May 2022)
- Sadiq Khan blasted for push to decriminalise cannabis (18 May 2022)
- Scot Govt to continue 'unsafe' DIY abortion scheme (18 May 2022)
- Stonewall: 'Bodies are not inherently male or female' (18 May 2022)
- Lord Alton: 'It's time to turn the tide on abortion' (17 May 2022)
- Guide leader expelled over trans views 'treated like a child abuser' (16 May 2022)
- Psychologist: 'Over half of my child patients are gender-confused' (13 May 2022)
- QC: Govt's Online Safety Bill 'incompatible with human rights legislation' (13 May 2022)
- Supreme Court rejects detransitioner's appeal against gender clinic ruling (13 May 2022)
- Concerning gambling among Scottish youth (13 May 2022)
- More than £350m of public money given to abortion giants for spending overseas (13 May 2022)
- US Senate rejects attempt to institutionalise abortion on demand into law (13 May 2022)
- Sturgeon challenged to debate the definition of ‘woman’ by her own MP (12 May 2022)
- Assisted suicide rejected for tenth time in Connecticut (12 May 2022)
- ‘Gender-confused kids need counselling not trans drugs’: columnist (12 May 2022)
- Poor mental health and poverty enough for assisted suicide in Canada (11 May 2022)
- Detransitioner: 'The internet influences young people to believe they are trans' (11 May 2022)
- Govt warned against making 'conversion therapy' ban an LGBT blasphemy law (10 May 2022)
- Pastor wins discrimination case after school forced him to resign over trans tweet (10 May 2022)
- 'Britain needs an honest debate on the nature of abortion' (06 May 2022)
- Govt tells police to ditch ‘gender identity’ when recording crime stats (06 May 2022)
- Christian professor awarded $400,000 after refusing to refer to a man as female (06 May 2022)
- Norfolk Police issues radical LGBT guide to staff on 37 'gender and sexual identities' (06 May 2022)
- Financial watchdog ditches gender self-ID plans (06 May 2022)
- ‘Online porn fuels sexual violence against women’ (05 May 2022)
- ‘Schools must make parents aware if pupils show gender confusion’: says Education Secretary (05 May 2022)
- Liverpool Mayor fails to learn from Blackpool Council's discrimination against Franklin Graham (05 May 2022)
- Trans lobby group advises men to call 999 if asked to leave ladies changing rooms (04 May 2022)
- Irish senator quits committee after being told to 'check your Christian values' (04 May 2022)
- Olympic cyclist ‘let down’ by IOC transgender policies (04 May 2022)
- Activists launch attack on Ireland's remaining protections for unborn (03 May 2022)
April 2022
- Education Minister warns academia against cancel culture intolerance (29 Apr 2022)
- Loose Women panellists back parents' rights over sex education (29 Apr 2022)
- GPs speak out amid pressure to affirm gender-confused children (29 Apr 2022)
- Scot Govt resources accused of normalising underage sexual activity (29 Apr 2022)
- Wales looks to go it alone with 'conversion therapy' ban (29 Apr 2022)
- Church of Scotland 'takes cues on marriage from culture not Christ' (28 Apr 2022)
- Sajid Javid ready to launch inquiry into ‘overly affirmative’ gender clinic (28 Apr 2022)
- UK Special Envoy: 'Freedom of religion is a foundation of a democratic society' (28 Apr 2022)
- Medical experts: 'ONS stats highlight danger of legalising assisted suicide' (27 Apr 2022)
- First Down's syndrome uni graduate for Australia (26 Apr 2022)
- Shadow Health Secretary: ‘Smacking is not immoral’ (26 Apr 2022)
- Vulnerable Oregon children advised on how to pass as opposite sex (25 Apr 2022)
- Education Secretary rejects call for smacking ban in England (22 Apr 2022)
- Female suspects can be strip-searched by male police officers who 'identify as women' (22 Apr 2022)
- Parents ‘appalled’ at New Jersey gender identity lessons (22 Apr 2022)
- Children need to hear about dangers of porn, teachers say (21 Apr 2022)
- Cannabis addict speaks of damage done by lifetime of use (21 Apr 2022)
- Commons hears free speech concerns over Online Safety Bill (20 Apr 2022)
- What is a woman? 'Bible gives the best answer' says Jacob Rees-Mogg (20 Apr 2022)
- DIY abortions endanger young people, warns child health chief (20 Apr 2022)
- Conversion therapy ban 'seriously threatens religious freedom', warns atheist (19 Apr 2022)
- Online Safety Bill fixes important problems, but puts free speech in jeopardy (19 Apr 2022)
- Big Tech firm in China censors use of word ‘Christ’ online (19 Apr 2022)
- The Evening of the First Day - Revd Jonathan Pryke (14 Apr 2022)
- A Good Death - Matt Chandler (14 Apr 2022)
- The Power of the Cross - Revd Dr William Philip (14 Apr 2022)
- Online Safety Bill 'risks most draconian internet censorship in the Western world' (14 Apr 2022)
- Activists want to ban peaceful protests at Bournemouth abortion clinic (14 Apr 2022)
- Law student dies after eating cannabis gummy (14 Apr 2022)
- Biden denounces laws protecting children from sex-swap surgery (14 Apr 2022)
- Idaho passes new law protecting unborn children (13 Apr 2022)
- Scot Govt Minister slammed for comparing gender self-ID critics to racists (13 Apr 2022)
- No-fault divorce will increase marriage breakdown, warns columnist (13 Apr 2022)
- Govt urged to pause conversion therapy ban over risks to gender-confused children (12 Apr 2022)
- Ofsted chief tells schools to avoid 'woke' teaching (12 Apr 2022)
- Masters winner: 'All I'm trying to do is glorify God' (12 Apr 2022)
- Online Safety Bill will 'fan flames of intolerance' towards Christians (11 Apr 2022)
- Boris Johnson: 'Children can't consent to trans drugs' (08 Apr 2022)
- LGBT activists outraged after equalities watchdog backs single-sex spaces (08 Apr 2022)
- Footballers and reality stars to be banned from promoting gambling (08 Apr 2022)
- Students should be helped to take drugs more safely, report says (08 Apr 2022)
- Former Archbishop of Canterbury: 'Becoming transgender is a sacred journey' (07 Apr 2022)
- Pupils as young as 13 asked intrusive sex questions in Welsh Govt-funded survey (07 Apr 2022)
- Former special advisor: 'Govt must not rush through conversion therapy ban' (07 Apr 2022)
- Pro-life MPs: ‘WHO abortion guidelines inhumane and completely unacceptable’ (06 Apr 2022)
- Quickie divorce law comes into force in England and Wales (06 Apr 2022)
- Hospital asks men undergoing scans if they are having a baby (05 Apr 2022)
- Customers desert Adidas after it backs male participation in women's sports (04 Apr 2022)
- 'Draconian' abortion 'buffer zones' to face legal challenge in NI (04 Apr 2022)
- Church leaders tell PM continuing with conversion therapy ban is a 'mistake' (01 Apr 2022)
- PCI warns NIO ‘power grab’ may threaten schools’ sex ed ethos (01 Apr 2022)
- Finnish Christian MP who quoted Bible cleared of 'hate speech' charges (01 Apr 2022)
- Law prof: 'Online Safety Bill must not restrict legitimate free speech' (01 Apr 2022)
March 2022
- Government conversion therapy ban 'will go ahead' (31 Mar 2022)
- MPs vote to make DIY abortions permanent in England (31 Mar 2022)
- BBC News backtracks on ‘assigned female at birth’ instead of ‘women’ after pushback (31 Mar 2022)
- Chinese authorities target Christian worship and witness online (31 Mar 2022)
- Trans ideology triumphs over biological reality at US swimming championships (31 Mar 2022)
- Betting firm fined over £9m after second breach of rules in five years (31 Mar 2022)
- Social media celebs endorsing trans ideology ‘causing grave harm’ to children, MPs told (31 Mar 2022)
- Detransitioner: 'The NHS should expect legal action' (31 Mar 2022)
- CI: ‘C4 show a reckless assault on traditional marriage’ (31 Mar 2022)
- USA Today slammed for naming man as a ‘Woman of the Year’ (30 Mar 2022)
- Ex-Children's Minister: 'Parents who smack children should not be criminalised' (30 Mar 2022)
- Stonewall given power to ‘dictate’ Govt LGBT conference (30 Mar 2022)
- Peaceful protest outside abortion clinics to become a criminal offence in NI (29 Mar 2022)
- LGB individuals ‘over-represented’ on TV (28 Mar 2022)
- David Davis: Online Safety Bill 'dangerous and authoritarian' (25 Mar 2022)
- Scot Govt ditched drugs policy just as deaths fell for first time in 8 years (25 Mar 2022)
- £32k-a-year ‘woke’ school tells pupils there are 64 genders (25 Mar 2022)
- 'People with mental illness need healthcare not assisted suicide options' (25 Mar 2022)
- Admitting men to female-only wards is a 'safeguarding disaster', warns Peer (25 Mar 2022)
- Baby born at 23 weeks and 'no bigger than a Biro' safely home (25 Mar 2022)
- PM: 'Biology determines sex' (24 Mar 2022)
- Taxpayer-funded booklet promoting prostitution to help pay for 'sex swaps' withdrawn (24 Mar 2022)
- NI drug deaths double in decade (23 Mar 2022)
- Scots census helpline tells parent to 'choose the sex of your toddler’ (22 Mar 2022)
- Welsh Govt smacking ban now in force (21 Mar 2022)
- Revamped Online Safety Bill still a serious threat (18 Mar 2022)
- Police Commissioner: MP used 'transphobia' slur to silence me on women's safety (18 Mar 2022)
- Judges uphold definition of marriage for Bermuda and Caymans (18 Mar 2022)
- Three CofE bishops support a ‘conversion therapy’ ban that would jail their own clergy (18 Mar 2022)
- 'Canada's online regulation Bill will threaten free speech' (18 Mar 2022)
- CI: 'Family privacy at risk from NI hate crime proposals' (18 Mar 2022)
- JK Rowling: Gender self-ID Bill 'will harm the most vulnerable women in society' (17 Mar 2022)
- Teen denied kidney transplant due to autism wins appeal (17 Mar 2022)
- Sir Keir Starmer: ‘Trans women are women’ (17 Mar 2022)
- House of Lords rejects assisted suicide (16 Mar 2022)
- MSPs backing for 'conversion therapy' ban fuels religious freedom fears (16 Mar 2022)
- MLAs back abortion ‘buffer zones’ despite overwhelming public opposition (16 Mar 2022)
- MP: 'We must be clear about the definition of women' (16 Mar 2022)
- Doctor who saved children from abortions acquitted by GMC (16 Mar 2022)
- Betting industry and regulator ‘indifferent’ to gambling suicide misery (15 Mar 2022)
- 'Many trans people' oppose Scot Govt's gender self-ID Bill (14 Mar 2022)
- NHS gender clinic for children needs 'fundamental' changes, review finds (11 Mar 2022)
- Scot Govt links gender self-ID critics to racial segregationists (11 Mar 2022)
- Backlash for ferry company that backed trans activist’s attack on free speech (11 Mar 2022)
- Assisted suicide Bill ‘could hide a Dr Shipman’ (11 Mar 2022)
- Labour frontbenchers unable to define ‘woman’ (10 Mar 2022)
- Online Safety Bill may license ‘woke prejudice’ (10 Mar 2022)
- Court of Appeal will hear challenge to discriminatory Down’s abortion law (09 Mar 2022)
- NHS trusts spend tens of thousands on LGBT 'rainbow' crossings (09 Mar 2022)
- US state faces lawsuit for violation of assisted suicide ‘conscience clause’ guards (09 Mar 2022)
- CI: 'Investigation needed after NHS's underage sex advice’ (08 Mar 2022)
- Heidi Crowter reflects on her battle to end disability discrimination in the womb (08 Mar 2022)
- Grassroots resistance grows to Scot Govt gender self-ID plans (07 Mar 2022)
- LGBT charity likens ordinary work of churches to the Holocaust (04 Mar 2022)
- Outrage as Scot Govt launches 'choose your own sex' Bill (04 Mar 2022)
- Metaverse exposes 13-year-olds to virtual sex acts (04 Mar 2022)
- Euthanasia and assisted suicide likely to increase overall suicides, study finds (04 Mar 2022)
- Greens face legal action after sacking spokesman for ‘transphobia’ (04 Mar 2022)
- Canadian drugs watchdog reports serious reactions to abortion pills (04 Mar 2022)
- EXCLUSIVE: Conversion therapy letter authors speak out after online attacks (03 Mar 2022)
- Govt backs right to end-of-life care for all (02 Mar 2022)
- Academics urge Cardiff Uni to 'denounce harassment' by trans activists (02 Mar 2022)
- Ukraine: Pastors ask for prayer as they remain in country to serve (02 Mar 2022)
- Girl Guides Aus CEO sacked for questioning pro-trans membership policy (01 Mar 2022)
- Mum calls for change in abortion law after her premature son reaches first birthday (01 Mar 2022)
February 2022
- Guardian journalist attacks 'progressive' media for capitulation to trans activists (28 Feb 2022)
- UK's youngest premature twins defy expectations (25 Feb 2022)
- MP: ‘Sex is immutable’ (25 Feb 2022)
- 'DIY' abortion scheme extended to August (24 Feb 2022)
- Court of Session rules term 'women' only applicable to females (24 Feb 2022)
- Wales smacking ban ‘a clear example of state interference’ (23 Feb 2022)
- Top sporting authorities blast new IOC trans policy (23 Feb 2022)
- Sajid Javid opposed to extending ‘emergency’ measures for abortion pills (22 Feb 2022)
- Curbs imposed on disgraced gender GP, but suspension lifted for now (22 Feb 2022)
- Parents of UK’s smallest baby share their joy (21 Feb 2022)
- Betting giants blasted as four gambling shops open in one of the UK's poorest areas (21 Feb 2022)
- Doctor sacked for biblical views on gender to appeal against tribunal outcome (21 Feb 2022)
- Scottish census legal challenge thrown out by judge (18 Feb 2022)
- Wrecking amendment sees Australian religious liberty Bill shelved (18 Feb 2022)
- Presbyterians warn of dangers to churches from 'conversion therapy' ban (18 Feb 2022)
- Mum who refused to abort daughter says she's 'proof there is always hope' (18 Feb 2022)
- Teachers told to go ‘gender-free’ (18 Feb 2022)
- McArthur Bill misrepresents assisted suicide, palliative care body warns (18 Feb 2022)
- Doc accused of transphobia for announcing 'it’s a girl' at birth (18 Feb 2022)
- CofE against extension of DIY abortion scheme (17 Feb 2022)
- Tech entrepreneur: ‘Silicon Valley is hostile to Christian belief’ (17 Feb 2022)
- House of Lords ditches Stonewall scheme following 'pregnant people' row (17 Feb 2022)
- Thousands of babies alive as a result of Texas 'heartbeat' protections (17 Feb 2022)
- Tony Blair: ‘Voters are woke weary’ (17 Feb 2022)
- Welsh Govt smacking ban will tyrannise innocent parents, campaigners warn (17 Feb 2022)
- Church leaders present 'conversion therapy' letter to Downing Street (16 Feb 2022)
- Harm caused by drug and alcohol abuse in NI ‘significant and growing’ (16 Feb 2022)
- EXCLUSIVE: Kenneth Ferguson on his battle with The Robertson Trust (16 Feb 2022)
- Teens crowdfunding to pay for ‘sex-swap’ surgery (14 Feb 2022)
- Cambridge college axes 'pride' flag (14 Feb 2022)
- 'We will not condone drug-taking': Minister slams calls for Scot drug rooms (14 Feb 2022)
- 'Yes, Christians believe in hell': campaigners respond to conversion therapy activist (14 Feb 2022)
- Online Safety Bill risks censorship of Christian teaching (11 Feb 2022)
- Humanists want repentance banned under conversion therapy law (11 Feb 2022)
- Courier sacked for going to Sunday service collects $50,000 pay out (11 Feb 2022)
- Bristol Uni guide encourages staff to use 'catgender' and 'emojiself' pronouns (11 Feb 2022)
- NI to adopt presumed consent for organ donation (11 Feb 2022)
- ‘Scot Govt subverting definition of legal sex’, says women’s rights group (11 Feb 2022)
- Risk of schizophrenia six times higher among teens smoking cannabis (11 Feb 2022)
- Isle of Man votes to keep Christian prayers before House of Keys sittings (11 Feb 2022)
- EHRC accused of 'transphobia' by LGBT activists for evidenced-based approach (11 Feb 2022)
- Detransitioner: ‘Living as a man didn’t fix my problems’ (09 Feb 2022)
- Porn websites must prevent children from accessing content under new Govt proposals (08 Feb 2022)
- Police Scotland visited domestic abuse charity boss to 'check thinking' behind women's safety tweets (08 Feb 2022)
- Academics urge Govt to restrict gambling ads to protect young people (08 Feb 2022)
- The Queen's 70 year reign reflects her faith in Christ (07 Feb 2022)
- Former ACLU head blasts organisation for partisan shift (04 Feb 2022)
- EHRC: ‘Genuine public concern over impact on women from trans rights push' (04 Feb 2022)
- Children's access to porn should be 'urgently addressed', warns Irish group (04 Feb 2022)
- EHRC calls on Scot Govt to halt 'choose your own sex' plan (03 Feb 2022)
- EXCLUSIVE: Australian pastor explains draconian Victorian conversion therapy ban (03 Feb 2022)
- Cannabis addiction fuels dramatic rise in Scots seeking psychiatric help (03 Feb 2022)
- Women’s rights campaigner arrested for 'Woman = Adult Human Female' posters (02 Feb 2022)
- US March for Life: ‘Abortion is the ultimate form of discrimination' (02 Feb 2022)
- Psychiatrist: 'Assisted suicide and euthanasia should have no part in Irish society' (02 Feb 2022)
- EXCLUSIVE: 'Show your support for protecting the ordinary work of churches' (01 Feb 2022)
January 2022
- Equalities watchdog: 'Conversion therapy ban risks unintended consequences' (28 Jan 2022)
- Pastor to Scot Govt: ‘Biological sex no mere social construct’ (28 Jan 2022)
- Doctors: 'Public being scared into supporting assisted suicide' (28 Jan 2022)
- Afghanistan replaces North Korea as hardest place to be a Christian (27 Jan 2022)
- Twice the joy: Couple refused to abort one twin to save the other (27 Jan 2022)
- Schools and nurseries record 'self-declared' gender not sex (27 Jan 2022)
- Assisted suicide gives 'unaccountable power' over the vulnerable, Bishop warns (27 Jan 2022)
- 'Conversion therapy ban risks harming kids and parents': ex-Number 10 adviser (26 Jan 2022)
- Students are gambling away over £1,600 a year (26 Jan 2022)
- Scots Equalities Committee demands 'conversion therapy' ban include traditional Christian views (26 Jan 2022)
- Tory MPs fear 'rushed' conversion therapy ban puts parents and teachers at risk (25 Jan 2022)
- CI threatens Holyrood with legal action over a ‘conversion therapy’ ban (24 Jan 2022)
- Oz religious liberty Bill should allow ‘hard truths’ to be told (24 Jan 2022)
- Stop 'blindly affirming' gender-confused children, trans professionals advise (24 Jan 2022)
- Activists attempt to hijack sexual offences Bill to ban smacking in NI (21 Jan 2022)
- Councils revolt over Scot Govt ‘sex survey’ for kids (21 Jan 2022)
- CPS aims to make 'compassionate euthanasia' prosecutions less likely (21 Jan 2022)
- Christian teachers: 'Conversion therapy proposals will harm children' (21 Jan 2022)
- Mental health crisis among over-55s for cannabis addiction (20 Jan 2022)
- Pro-abortionists call for end to 12-week limit in Irish Republic (20 Jan 2022)
- Trans activists blast the BBC for allowing opposing voices to be heard (20 Jan 2022)
- Cannabis prosecutions fall in Ireland as offenders let off with warnings (19 Jan 2022)
- Bereaved father: ‘Assisted suicide unnecessary to ensure dignity in death’ (19 Jan 2022)
- ‘Let 12-year-olds change legal sex’, says Scots kids charity (18 Jan 2022)
- Palliative care expert warns: 'Assisted suicide Bill a cheap solution for human suffering' (18 Jan 2022)
- Irish Government to look for evidence of ‘conversion therapy’ before legislating (17 Jan 2022)
- MP reiterates that ‘sex matters’ in face of self-ID push (17 Jan 2022)
- Psychiatrist warns parents of cannabis psychosis link (14 Jan 2022)
- Parent group blasts Scot Govt’s ‘sex survey’ for kids (14 Jan 2022)
- RC nurse forced out by NHS over crucifix wins discrimination case (14 Jan 2022)
- France to enforce age verification checks for major porn sites (14 Jan 2022)
- Social media giant accused of failing to stop online drug peddling (14 Jan 2022)
- Junior doctors reject assisted suicide push in Scotland (14 Jan 2022)
- Scot Govt under fire for ignoring women and religious groups in push for self-ID (13 Jan 2022)
- Stonewall gets £2m in handouts from public purse (10 Jan 2022)
- ‘Only girls allowed’, says single-sex school trust (07 Jan 2022)
- CI: 'Assisted suicide is not true compassion' (07 Jan 2022)
- Al Mohler: Rising spectre of 'conversion therapy' bans threatens Gospel freedom (07 Jan 2022)
- Progress of ‘micro preemie’ baby amazes doctors (07 Jan 2022)
- CI urges parents to challenge 'sex survey' for kids (07 Jan 2022)
- Case dismissed: Challenge to Ashers ruling thrown out by ECtHR (06 Jan 2022)
- Christians in India expect further persecution amid conversion law fears (06 Jan 2022)
- Children with learning disabilities offered DNRs during pandemic (06 Jan 2022)
- Sadiq Khan blasted for move to decriminalise cannabis in London (06 Jan 2022)
- Peer: 'Listen to the vulnerable - don't legalise assisted suicide' (05 Jan 2022)