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        <title>Man pleads guilty to murder of a mother and her unborn child</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A man has pleaded guilty to both murder and child destruction after killing a heavily pregnant woman in Northern Ireland.
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        <title>Man who lost £100k warns of gambling harms ahead of the World Cup</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/man-who-lost-100k-warns-of-gambling-harms-ahead-of-the-world-cup/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[A man who lost £100,000 due to sports betting has warned about the harms of gambling ahead of the FIFA World Cup.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:19:49 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Global &#039;suicide drug&#039; dealer admits to aiding nearly 80 UK deaths</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Canadian man has admitted to assisting 79 UK suicides by selling lethal drugs online.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:56:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Belfast &#039;disregarding God and man&#039; by extending Sunday opening hours</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Sunday trading hours in Belfast will be extended on the first two Sundays of August, under a trial for larger shops during the summer.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 11:06:00 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>NI successfully avoids proposed smacking ban</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Activists have failed to push through proposals to remove the legal defence of &#8220;reasonable punishment&#8221; in Northern Ireland.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 09:56:57 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Baroness Prentis: ‘Assisted suicide Bill ignored the mental toll of illness’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/baroness-prentis-assisted-suicide-bill-ignored-the-mental-toll-of-illness/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Baroness Prentis has reflected on the “deep concerns” her battle with cancer highlighted about assisted suicide.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:29:44 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>&#039;Irresponsible&#039; gambling ads banned for featuring England captain</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/irresponsible-gambling-ads-banned-for-featuring-england-captain/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Two football-themed gambling adverts have been banned for their &#8220;high risk of strong appeal to under-18s&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 12:03:36 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>MSPs urged to reject so-called ‘conversion therapy’ ban</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/msps-urged-to-reject-so-called-conversion-therapy-ban/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Government must reject the calls of &#8220;genderist lobbyists&#8221; for a &#8216;conversion therapy ban&#8217;, a journalist has warned.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 09:39:31 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>‘Marriage is a challenge, but the best thing I’ve ever done’</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/marriage-is-a-challenge-but-the-best-thing-ive-ever-done/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Wife and mother Sybilla Hart has said that marriage is a bedrock for her children.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 29 May 2026 08:03:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Locked-in syndrome patient: &#039;I would 100 per cent reject assisted suicide&#039;</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A man with locked-in syndrome has raised concern about people ending their lives in response to a difficult diagnosis.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 09:25:46 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>John 3:16 preacher to appeal ‘deeply troubling’ ruling against religious liberty</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/john-316-preacher-to-appeal-deeply-troubling-ruling-against-religious-liberty/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Retired pastor Clive Johnston is to appeal his conviction for preaching the Gospel within one of Northern Ireland’s controversial abortion censorship zones.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 27 May 2026 07:47:18 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Royal College of Nursing slammed for flying &#039;trans pride&#039; flag</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Royal College of Nursing has come under fire for promoting an &#8220;ideological stance&#8221; by flying the &#8216;Trans Progress Pride Flag&#8217; at its London headquarters.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 14:16:28 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ex-BBC director: ‘Pro-trans bias pervaded corporation’</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A former BBC Director of News and Current Affairs has revealed how the trans agenda played a significant part in driving her from the corporation.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 14:27:25 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Ofcom hits suicide forum with £950k fine</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The US-based provider of a forum promoting illegal suicide content has been fined by Ofcom for presenting “a material risk of significant harm” to people in the UK.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 20 May 2026 10:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Thousands &#039;march for Jesus&#039; through Belfast</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Thousands of Christians have taken to the streets of Belfast proclaiming &#8220;Jesus is King&#8221;.
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        <pubDate>Tue, 19 May 2026 15:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>MP urges Christians to pray for politicians</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Following last week’s elections, Tim Farron MP has called on Christians to pray for their elected representatives.
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        <pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 08:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Students to encounter &#039;harmful&#039; trans ideology in GCSE modern languages</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[GCSE students sitting exams in French, German and Spanish this year have been encouraged to use ‘inclusive language’.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 11:47:42 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>NI no-fault divorce plans stall</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A Bill to allow quicker and easier divorce is not expected before Assembly elections take place in 2027, Stormont has heard.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 14 May 2026 08:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>John Lennox: &#039;Science leads me to worship God&#039;</title>
        <link>https://www.christian.org.uk/news/john-lennox-man-of-faith-man-of-science/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[During a recent BBC Radio 4 programme, Professor John Lennox explored how scientific understanding can inform faith.
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        <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 12:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
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        <title>Breaking: Pastor convicted for preaching the Gospel in abortion buffer zone</title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Retired pastor Clive Johnston has been convicted for preaching on John 3:16 within one of Northern Ireland&#8217;s controversial abortion censorship zones.
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        <pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 10:01:12 +0000</pubDate>
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