Jussie Smollett: Empire’s Lee Daniels describes ‘pain and anger’
The creator of TV show Empire, Lee Daniels, has spoken about the “pain and anger and sadness and frustration” he
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Longest serving Church of England bishop faces calls to resign after court hears he knew about paedophile priest
The longest-serving bishop in the Church of England is facing calls to resign after it emerged he knew about a
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Mother jailed for FGM on three-year-old
A 37-year-old mother has been jailed after becoming the first person in the UK to be convicted of female genital
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French cardinal guilty of abuse cover-up
France’s most senior Roman Catholic cleric, Cardinal Philippe Barbarin, has been handed a six-month suspended sentence for his role in
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Dozens of thefts from west Kent churches in the past five years
The true cost and disruption caused by thefts from churches can be revealed. Police responded to more than 90 such
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New York school ‘strip search’ of black girls aged 12 investigated
Allegations that four black 12-year-old girls were strip searched at a school should be investigated at state level, New York
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Knife crime: Suspects could be banned from social media
New powers to control suspects thought to be carrying knives are being introduced by the government in a bid to
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Law To Target Non-Physical Domestic Abuse
Non-physical and economic abuse are to be included in the first legal definition of domestic abuse as part of a
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Zimbabwe crackdown: ‘We are angry, we are desperate’
Brutal beatings and rising inflation are proving a noxious mix in Zimbabwe, writes the BBC’s Andrew Harding. In a long
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China rises 16 place in Open Doors World Watch List
Asia is the new hotbed of persecution for Christians according the Open Doors World Watch List 2019. Persecution in Asia
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UK schoolgirls assaulted in Ghana ‘given specialist support’
A group of UK schoolgirls who were sexually assaulted at gunpoint in Ghana are receiving support, police say. They were
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South African artist arrested over sex painting
Controversial South African artist Ayanda Mabulu has been arrested outside the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) for displaying a painting of
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Contribute to the fight against knife crime – join Synergy
According to the BBC, the recent number of homicides in London surpassed last year’s figure of 116*. So far this
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Welcome sight: Why some Jamaicans want the army to stay
Every morning, Pauline Perez walks past the bullet-ridden Denham Town police station to commute to work as a government clerk
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Man jailed for church and temple fires in Edinburgh
A man with “issues” with God and religion who started fires at two places of worship in Edinburgh within minutes
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