Harry Farley

• Scottish Anglicans to face 'consequences' for allowing gay marriage

  The Scottish Episcopal Church is likely to face 'consequences' from fellow Anglicans for its decision to allow gay marriage.

• Labour pitches for religious vote as Catholic fringe is launched

  Catholics for Labour, a new group launched this week at the party's conference in Brighton, is part of a wider drive to reconnect religious voters with Jeremy Corbyn's leadership.

• Why has Saudi Arabia lifted its ban on women drivers at last?

  Saudi Arabian women will be allowed to drive cars, the King Salman ordered on Tuesday, ending an infamous conservative tradition seen as an emblem of the Islamic kingdom's repression of women.

• Labour is 'lukewarm' to Christians, admits party's faith envoy

  Labour has a 'lukewarm' attitude to Christians, one of the party's senior figures has admitted.

• Labour's 'shame': Party 8 times worse than others for antisemitism

  Labour has 'shamed' itself after extensive research revealed antisemitism was eight times worse than in any other party.

• Sadiq Khan: Terror threat 'keeps me awake at night'

  London Mayor Sadiq Khan has said the threat of terror attacks keeps him awake at night as he praised emergency services.

• Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali will address UKIP conference

  Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali, the former Bishop of Rochester, will address the UKIP party conference as a keynote guest speaker this week.

• Archbishop of Canterbury sparks wedding panic...by losing the ring!

  But Justin Welby sparked panic when he momentarily lost one of the rings as he officiated at the marriage of his senior aide Ailsa Anderson last Saturday.

• Salvation Army claims football trophy in bid to fight homelessness

  A Salvation Army team won a homeless people's football competition this week in Manchester.

• Pope Francis is leading the Church to heresy, say Catholic scholars in extraordinary rebuke

  Pope Francis is leading the Catholic Church into heresy, according to more than 60 conservative scholars and priests.

• Abortion should not be punished, leading doctors join calls for decriminalisation

  Leading pregnancy doctors are joining calls for abortion to be decriminalised.

• Nigeria is failing to protect Christian farmers from Fulani attacks, says major new report

  the report also warns that herders' attacks on farmers have 'spawned dangerous political and religious conspiracy theories'.