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Court of Appeal to hold urgent meeting over Archie Battersbee
The Court of Appeal will hold an urgent online meeting at 11am on Monday to discuss the case of Archie Battersbee following interventions by the government and UN.

Archie Battersbee's mother makes last ditch appeal to Health Secretary
The mother of Archie Battersbee has written an urgent letter to the Health Secretary urging the government to prevent his life support from being withdraw.

Archbishop of York appeals for unity despite deep divisions
The Archbishop of York, Stephen Cottrell, has tried to bridge the deep divisions at the Lambeth Conference over sexual morality by calling on Anglican Communion bishops to show unity for the sake of evangelism.

Dozens of Christians kidnapped in northern Nigeria
Suspected Islamic extremists on Monday night kidnapped 36 people from a predominantly Christian village outside the city of Kaduna, in northern Nigeria.

UN considering Archie Battersbee life support case
The UK government has been told to keep Archie Battersbee alive while it considers the case for removing his life support.

Divisions over identity and sexuality will 'not be solved at this conference', says Welby
The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has told the Lambeth Conference of Anglican bishops that their disagreements over "human identity and sexuality" will "not be solved at this conference".

Global South bishops say, 'We most certainly cannot walk together'
It is not clear in what sense, if any, a Communion that does not share communion can be said to share such unity.

Archbishop of Canterbury to meet Global South bishops over Resolution 1.10
The Archbishop of Canterbury is to meet Global South bishops on Saturday after they announced they would be tabling their own resolution affirming Lambeth 1.10.

Law Commission criticised over wedding proposals
The Law Commission's plans to "modernise" wedding ceremonies will "devalue" the institution, according to critics.

Controversial Tavistock gender clinic for children to close following review
The NHS is closing the gender identity clinic at the Tavistock and Portman Trust, the London-based facility whose practices have faced considerable scrutiny in recent years.

Mother of Archie Battersbee is 'devastated' after Supreme Court refuses to intervene
The Supreme Court has refused to give the parents of Archie Battersbee more time to take their legal case to the UN.

'Invite the young men back,' Jordan Peterson tells churches
Conservative author and speaker Jordan Peterson says the Church must be a welcoming place for young people and young men in particular.

Shia LaBeouf to play Italian saint in next movie
Shia LaBeouf is gearing up for the release of his latest film, "Padre Pio," where he stars in the role of the beloved Franciscan Capuchin friar.

Bishops who deny the Gospel 'should be removed from their positions'
"These bishops that deny the gospel should be removed from their positions rather than be allowed to use their influence to bully faithful Anglicans out of the space that is rightfully theirs."

Archie Battersbee's family look to Supreme Court in son's life support case
The parents of Archie Battersbee are filing an urgent application to the Supreme Court to hear their case after the Court of Appeal blocked them from taking it to the United Nations.

Police should investigate 'real' crimes', not Twitter rows, says Truss
Liz Truss has vowed to make sure police officers are spending their time investigating "real crimes" and "not Twitter rows and hurt feelings".