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Mayor condemns ‘vile’ attack on synagogue
10/2/2025 Two people have died and three members of the public are in a serious condition after an attack on a synagogue in Manchester. |
Rayner may intervene over plans for tower block near synagogue
11/26/2024 The Government could step in amid a dispute over plans to build a 43-storey office block near Britain’s oldest synagogue in London. |
Hanukkah installation paused due to rise in hate crime
11/30/2023 Havering has paused the installation of a Hanukkah Menorah in its town hall due to an increase in hate crimes relating to the Israel-Palestine conflict. |
Edinburgh removes religious reps’ voting rights
9/6/2023 The City of Edinburgh Council has voted to end voting privileges for unelected religious appointees on its cabinet and education committees. |
Local faith-based groups receive £1.3m boost
8/1/2022 Sixteen faith-based groups are set to benefit from a £1.3m investment to support their work with the most vulnerable people in local communities. |
Council to review decision to block humanist from religious education committee
4/8/2021 Southampton City Council has agreed to retake a decision to block humanists from becoming full members of the local religious education committee following a threat of legal action. |
Child abuse linked to faith rises by ‘a third’, council chiefs warn
11/14/2019 The number of children identified by councils as having been abused for reasons associated with belief has risen by a third in three years, the LGA reports. |
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Council builds first development to comply with religious rules
11/3/2017 A north London council has built the first block of flats to comply with the religious rules of Orthodox Judaism. |
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Church to open more schools to ‘influence’ education debate
7/11/2016 The Church of England plans to open over 100 schools in the next five years in order ‘enhance’ provision and ‘influence’ debate. |
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Segregation of staff ‘imposed’ in some faith schools, warns inspector
4/28/2016 Segregation of teachers by gender is still being imposed at some independent faith schools, the chief inspector of schools Sir Michael Wilshaw has warned. |
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'Unaccountable' religious figures have no place in education, campaign says
3/7/2016 New campaign calls for the removal of unelected religious representatives from council education committees. |
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Ministers reject plans ‘mega mosque’ in Newham
10/30/2015 Plans to build the largest mosque in Britain have been rejected by the Government. |
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Rise in ‘exorcism and witchcraft’ child abuse cases
10/12/2015 The number of child abuse cases linked to witchcraft and exorcism accusations has increased, according to a new investigation. |
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Teachers given training on radicalisation
5/6/2015 School and college leaders are to be offered seminars to help them stop young people being drawn into extremism and radicalisation. |
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Employees concerned about religious freedom in the workplace
3/20/2015 Christians are concerned their religion is ‘losing its place’ in the workplace, according to a public consultation by the Equality and Human Rights Commission. |
