Church of England to bless gay couples but they still cannot marry in church
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has revealed a change in the church’s stance.
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UK minister says Holocaust survivor who warned Braverman must be listened to
UK immigration minister Robert Jenrick spoke after 83-year-old Joan Salter was seen in a video confronting the Home Secretary over her use of language.
UK ministers back stripping police pension from serial rapist David Carrick
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has vowed to seek the forfeiture of the former Met officer’s state-funded pension, said to be £22,000 per year.
From ChatGPT to diverting asteroids: These scientific breakthroughs give us hope for 2023
‘Revolutions’ in nuclear fusion and artificial intelligence offer cause for optimism in the new year, writes Bevan Hurley
Berlin museums ready to return skulls from African ex-colony
The Berlin museum authority says it is ready to return hundreds of human skulls from the former German colony of East Africa after having researched their origin for several years.
Putin: Ukraine action aimed to end ‘war’ raging since 2014
Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Moscow’s action in Ukraine was intended to stop a “war” that has raged in eastern Ukraine for many years.
Relatives of Nepal plane crash victims protest at post-mortem delays
The Yeti Airlines flight with 72 people on board plummeted into a gorge while on approach to the newly-opened Pokhara International Airport.
Brian Walshe – live: Ana Walshe’s husband Googled ‘10 ways to dump a body’ as he pleads not guilty to murder
16 days after his wife Ana was last seen alive, a murder warrant was issued for Brian Walshe on Tuesday.
Ukraine’s interior minister, other top officials killed in helicopter crash near Kyiv
The helicopter crash Wednesday near the capital killed at least another 14 people, including three children, authorities said.
The world is in a ‘sorry state’, UN chief warns at Davos summit
Antonio Guterres said challenges including climate change and Russia’s war in Ukraine are ‘piling up like cars in a chain reaction crash’.