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A Christian advocacy group is expressing gratitude for the number of peers in the House of Lords that have spoken out against a bill that would ban the practice of so-called “conversion therapy,” which it warns could have drastic implications for religious liberty and free speech. 

The wording of the bill makes clear that any person – not just any therapist – could be criminalised.

Former Post Office boss Paula Vennells handing back her CBE is “obviously the right decision”, Downing Street has said.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have prioritized their relationship with the Welsh since receiving their royal titles last year

In 2022, nuclear power provided 13.9% of total electricity supplied in the UK. However, as the table below [on original] illustrates, its contribution has fallen significantly sincethe 1990s, when it provided around a quarter of the UK’s totalelectricity supply. Since 1995 there have been eight nuclear plantclosures, with no new plants coming online, reducing installed…

University of Exeter research on the impact of digital access and artificial intelligence in healthcare has been showcased to MPs and peers in Parliament.Technology is increasingly being used to transform the treatment of disease and illness. But the

Rishi Sunak, the Prime Minister, gave a distinctly unimpressive performance when interviewed by the BBC at the weekend on stubbornly high inflation and rising interest rates. He was hesitant, evasive, repetitive and, worse, didn’t appear to have any answers.

“What has Brexit ever done for us?” to redirect the question originally asked about the Romans in a famous Monty Python sketch. On the seventh anniversary of the referendum, it is being asked by Brexit critics who, as in the original sketch, are reluctant to hear the answer. Which is: “quite a lot actually”. With more to come.