News Bulletin 7 June 2013

The House of Lords has voted to allow the Government’s Same-Sex Marriage Bill to progress to the next stage — Coalition for Marriage spokesman Mike Judge discusses this weeks events in the Lords — The National Secular Society has launched a legal challenge against Woking Borough Council for allowing churchgoers to park free of charge in the town centre on Sundays — Diagnoses of sexually transmitted infections rose in England last year, leading to a warning that people are continuing to engage in risky sexual behaviour — The Northern Ireland Assembly is to ask the public for their views on introducing ‘presumed consent’ for organ donation in the province — And this week marked the 60th anniversary of the coronation of the Queen, with a special celebratory service at Westminster Abbey.