Lucinda Borkett-Jones
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Leelah's Law petition gets almost 300,000 signatures
A petition seeking to ban transgender conversion therapy in the United States following the suicide of transgender teenager Leelah Alcorn has attracted almost 290,000 signatures.
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Egypt: Police officers shot while guarding Coptic church
Two Egyptian policemen were shot dead this morning as they stood guard at a Coptic Christian church in Minya south of Cairo.
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Libya: Coptic Christians captured by masked gunmen have been freed
Thirteen Egyptian Coptic Christians who were captured in Libya on Saturday have been freed, according to a Libyan official.
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UK missionary shot by bandits in DRC stable in hospital
A UK missionary who was shot by bandits in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Sunday night is in a stable condition in hospital.
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The humane way to treat a serial rapist is to help him live
Rapist and murderer Frank Van Den Bleeken will be given a lethal injection on Sunday after winning the right to be euthanised in a landmark case in Belgium.
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Belgian rapist will be euthanised this week
A Belgian convicted rapist and murderer who won the right to die in a landmark ruling last year will be euthanised this week.
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Cologne Cathedral to turn out lights in protest against anti-Islam marches
Cologne Cathedral will turn out its lights this evening in protest against the anti-Islamisation marches gaining momentum across Germany.
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8 times Pope Francis struggled with his outfit in 2014
2014 has been a tricky sartorial year for Pope Francis...
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The Theory of Everything: Review
A film of substance and of style, which repeatedly raises questions about success in work, life and love, writes Lucinda Borkett-Jones.
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Five people you (probably) hadn't heard of before 2014
A teenage baker, a footballer and a tea-drinking vicar feature in the year's newcomers, writes Lucinda Borkett-Jones.
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Winston Churchill's family feared he might convert to Islam, letter reveals
A letter from Sir Winston Churchill's future sister-in-law has been discovered showing his family's concerns that he might convert to Islam.
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Queen beats Archbishop of Canterbury as 'most moral leader' in new poll
The Queen and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge rank ahead of religious and political figures for their moral leadership, according to a recent survey.