Iran welcomes nuclear deal which Israel calls ‘mistake’ Hundreds of cheering supporters greeted Iran’s negotiators as they arrived back in Tehran on Sunday, after reaching an interim nuclear agreement with…
Our panel, including Will Self, AL Kennedy, Jenni Murray and Jim Al-Khalili, give their views
When, in August, I wrote a piece for New Humanist outlining three fairly obvious points about religion – that religious believers aren’t stupid, that they shouldn’t be excluded from public…
Gay marriage in Scotland backed in principle by MSPs The Scottish Parliament has voted overwhelmingly in favour of gay marriage bill at its first reading. The bill has the support…
The fracking debate cuts to the heart of key questions on environmental targets and the UK's economic future. It's vital that political decisions are based on a rational assessment of…
Christianity at risk of dying out in a generation, warns Lord Carey The former Archbishop of Canterbury George Carey has told a Christian conference that the religion is “a generation…
Adam Smith has some questions for people on both sides of the argument.
Britain has "a slightly rosy view of warfare", says the Lib Dem peer and pacifist's daughter.
Church of England hits back at Secular Society in row over ditching religion from Remembrance Day ceremony The Church of England has described the National Secular Society’s position on national…
Yasser Arafat ‘may have been poisoned with polonium’ A Swiss forensic report has found “unexpected high activity” of polonium in the remains of the late Palestinian leader, adding weight to…