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The case of a transgender woman who was refused the female state pension at the age of 60 after she chose to stay married is to be looked at by judges in Europe.
The move follows a hearing at the UK's highest court last month in the case of MB, who transitioned from male to female but decided as a Christian to stay married "in the sight of God" to her wife and the mother of their two children - a decision that blocked her entitlement to the pension.
A practising Christian is taking the controversial retail chain Sports Direct to en employment tribunal today after he he was made to work on Sundays.
In a document due to be considered by the tribunal and reported by Buzzfeed, the worker said that bosses would "constantly roster me to work on Sundays which resulted in me taking time off unpaid and as a consequence I have suffered financial loss".
Sainsbury’s has apologised to two men who say they were asked to follow a security guard out of a shop after another customer complained about them holding hands and putting their arms around each other.
Thomas Rees said he and his partner, Joshua Bradwell, had been left stunned after the security guard led them out of a Sainsbury’s branch in Hackney, east London, and told them a woman had complained about their behaviour in the aisles.
Senior ministers in Germany have called for a ban on burqas and an end to dual citizenship in response to the threat from terrorism.
Angela Merkel’s government is preparing to unveil increased security measures in the wake of recent terror attacks.
Tasmania's Upper House has backed a motion giving in-principle support for same-sex marriage.
It comes four years after the Legislative Council narrowly voted down a Labor bill to support it.
Ministers were urged last night to drop the so-called named person scheme after it emerged that the plans would have to return to Holyrood for a fresh vote this autumn.
John Swinney, the education secretary, told MSPs that he would be bringing the controversial proposals before the Scottish parliament for amendment next month.
Too many young people in care in England are missing out on the support from independent mentors to which they are entitled by law, says Barnardo's.
The 1989 Children's Act says councils must appoint volunteers to "visit, befriend and advise" children in care if it is in their best interests.
But research by the charity last year suggested only 3% of looked-after children were matched with a mentor.
On 20 July, WATCH (Women and the Church) issued a Press Release commenting on the presence of objectors at the consecration of female bishops, and hoping that at the next consecration of female bishops, “things will be arranged differently”. In response to its letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury, on 9 August WATCH posted:
“The Archbishop of Canterbury has informed us that conversations are in progress with the relevant people so that, in future, objections such as that at Canterbury Cathedral in June will not be allowed.
Thank you to those who have written in support of our statement.”
An evangelical church in Sweden has announced it wants to airdrop thousands of copies of the Bible onto areas of Iraq controlled by Isis militants, in an effort to “pass the hope and love of the Christian gospel” to local people.
The Livets Ord church in Uppsala, north Sweden, is planning to fly remote controlled drones at high-altitude over Isis-occupied regions, which will then drop tiny, electronic copies of the gospels into occupied towns.
A mother and son from Clovis, New Mexico, are willing to do whatever it takes to keep their love alive, even if it means going to jail — and no, we’re not talking the natural love a parent has for their child.
Since late last year, Monica Mares, 36, and her oldest son, 19-year-old Caleb Peterson, have been fulfilling their Genetic Sexual Attraction, or GSA, with one another, which is an incestuous relationship between close relatives.