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From religious freedom to chocolate diplomacy, teenage drug-use to Papal advice, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

There has been a rise in anti-Semitic attacks since the Israeli bombardment of Gaza began.

Jim Dowson stands down, saying that the far-right Christian group he founded is "overrun with racists and extremists".

From robotic hands to crowd-funded literature, from extremism in schools to assisted dying reform, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

The government is announcing new measures to stamp out this brutal form of violence against women and girls.

From assisted dying reform to women bishops, warming seas to extreme arachnophobia, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

Religious leaders unite to voice their opposition; but research shows that a majority of believers back a change in the law.

With a Lords debate due on Friday, and senior church figures coming out in support, this could be an important week for the campaign for reform

A Q&A with David Anderson, professor of African history at Warwick University.

From Papal apologies to Brazilian failures, magnetic fields to prime ministerial hangovers, these are the subjects we've been talking about over the last seven days

Last week, the Supreme Court ruled that companies could refuse contraceptive cover to employees. That decision has empowered the religious right wing.

Head of Church board of education says that compulsory Christian worship is counter-productive.