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        <title>Govt has no plans to scrap Sunday Trading restrictions</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-has-no-plans-to-scrap-sunday-trading-restrictions/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Government has confirmed that it does not intend to increase Sunday Trading hours.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ministers consider overturning Sunday trading hours</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ministers-consider-overturning-sunday-trading-hours/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Government may weaken Sunday Trading laws to appease large businesses, it has been reported.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Sep 2025 13:48:01 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>EXCLUSIVE: Toyshop millionaire speaks to CI about being salt and light in business</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/exclusive-toyshop-millionaire-speaks-to-ci-about-being-salt-and-light-in-business/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[In an exclusive interview with The Christian Institute, the founder and owner of multimillion-pound toyshop chain The Entertainer has spoken of his mission to be salt and light in the world of business.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 22 Aug 2025 14:23:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Lidl pushes to extend Sunday trading hours in NI</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/lidl-pushes-to-extend-sunday-trading-hours-in-ni/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Supermarket giant Lidl is petitioning a council in Northern Ireland to allow its stores to open for longer on Sundays.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:28:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Christian fast-food chain keeps Sunday special in NI venture</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Chick-fil-A, a US fast-food chain run on Christian principles, has guaranteed that staff at its new store in Northern Ireland will not have to work on Sundays.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 07 Feb 2025 16:11:03 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Tesco disregards calls to keep Sunday special</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/tesco-disregards-calls-to-keep-sunday-special/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Supermarket giant Tesco has confirmed that it will commence Sunday trading on the Isle of Lewis, despite strong local opposition.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 31 Oct 2024 12:11:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Shopworkers’ union opposes Belfast City Council Sunday trading plans</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/shopworkers-union-opposes-belfast-city-council-sunday-trading-plans/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Extending Sunday trading hours in Belfast will negatively impact the city, a shopworkers union has warned.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2024 09:27:33 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Tesco petitioned to ditch Sunday trading proposals</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/tesco-petitioned-to-ditch-sunday-trading-proposals/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[More than 1,500 people have signed a petition urging Tesco on the Isle of Lewis to keep Sunday special.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 11 Oct 2024 14:02:40 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Restricting Sunday trading online would benefit families, says USDAW official</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/restricting-sunday-trading-online-would-benefit-families-says-usdaw-official/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Restricting Sunday trading hours for online businesses and deliveries to align with &#8216;bricks and mortar&#8217; traders would be beneficial for families, a top union representative has said.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2024 15:06:10 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Govt has &#039;no plans&#039; to weaken Sunday Trading law</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-has-no-plans-to-weaken-sunday-trading-law/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Government has rebuffed calls to extend Sunday Trading hours in London.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 23 Nov 2023 13:14:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Over 50 Conservative MPs urge Govt to scrap Sunday trading plans</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/over-50-conservative-mps-urge-govt-to-scrap-sunday-trading-plans/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[More than 50 Conservative MPs have warned Boris Johnson not to lift existing restrictions on Sunday trading. 
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        <pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2020 15:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Dan Walker: &#039;My faith is the most important thing about me&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/dan-walker-my-faith-is-the-most-important-thing-about-me/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[BBC presenter Dan Walker has opened up about how his faith in Jesus Christ shapes how he lives his life.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2020 13:27:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ministers warn Govt over Sunday Trading plans</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/ministers-warn-govt-over-sunday-trading-plans/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Senior Government Ministers have warned Boris Johnson against lifting existing restrictions on Sunday trading. 
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        <pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2020 13:19:30 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Govt Sunday trading claims &#039;just misdirection&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-sunday-trading-claims-just-misdirection/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Government&#8217;s attempt to frame the lifting of Sunday trading restrictions as a way of helping key workers during the COVID-19 crisis is &#8220;nothing more than misdirection&#8221;, a campaign group has said.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2020 15:12:24 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Govt plans to scrap Sunday trading restrictions</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/govt-plans-to-scrap-sunday-trading-restrictions/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Government is planning to scrap Sunday trading restrictions, it has been revealed. 
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        <pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 15:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Shop workers&#039; union opposes Sunday trading proposals</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/shop-workers-union-opposes-sunday-trading-proposals/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Government is being urged not to lift restrictions on Sunday trading hours amid the COVID-19 pandemic in order to protect workers.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2020 11:33:13 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Coronavirus: Trade union warns against exploiting crisis to boost Sunday trading</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/coronavirus-trade-union-warns-against-exploiting-crisis-to-boost-sunday-trading/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A senior trade union official has asked for “absolute assurance” that softening Sunday trading regulations in Belfast due to COVID-19 is not “a backdoor attempt” to extend opening hours in the long term.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2020 15:10:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>More than 9 in 10 workers oppose Belfast Sunday trading</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ Over 90 per cent of Belfast shopworkers are opposed to extending Sunday trading hours, a new survey has revealed. 
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        <pubDate>Fri, 31 Jan 2020 16:10:58 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Christians ‘excluded’ by Sunday marathon switch</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/christians-excluded-by-sunday-marathon-switch/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A controversial change to the Belfast City Marathon has excluded some runners, Christians have said. 
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        <pubDate>Fri, 03 May 2019 12:53:59 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Belfast City Council rejects increased Sunday trading</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/belfast-city-council-rejects-increased-sunday-trading/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Belfast City Council has heeded concerns about family life, with councillors rejecting the latest attempt to liberalise Sunday trading.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 18 May 2018 14:15:23 +0000</pubDate>
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