The BBC yesterday appointed a Muslim as its head of religious programming in a radical departure from broadcasting tradition.
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May 11th, 2009
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May 11th, 2009
Spain said Monday it plans to make the contraceptive morning-after pill available over the counter in pharmacies without prescription within three months.
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May 11th, 2009
A Muslim chef was "stressed and humiliated" after being switched to a job where he was expected to cook pork products, a tribunal has heard.
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May 11th, 2009
It is shocking that not a single MP has stood up to defend free speech, says Boris Johnson.
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May 10th, 2009
A great deal of writing has been dedicated to the important subject of abortion in these pages over the last months, and Chris Newton wants to add my voice to the fray.
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May 10th, 2009
Again and again, we draw the wrong conclusions and commemorate the deaths of the babies by handing more power to the liberal state, which in two generations has destroyed marriage, the best protection against abuse.
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May 10th, 2009
Lord Carey, the former Archbishop of Canterbury, has condemned the 'culture of abuse' surrounding MPs' expenses, warning that respect for parliament has reached a new low.
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May 10th, 2009
Preserving marriage as we have known it is a battle worth fighting, and we intend to do just that.
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May 10th, 2009
Hard times mean hard choices. It is very hard, now that the public coffers are empty, for any party to decide which public services to cut. All the same, not all hard choices are equally hard. I have a suggestion. It is to cut the whole of new Labour?s equality agenda as it affects public services.
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May 9th, 2009
The former chairman of the Voluntary Euthanasia Society, Dr Michael Irwin, has launched a fierce attack on the Australian voluntary euthanasia campaigner nicknamed "Dr Death", Philip Nitschke.