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10 October 2025

Ceasefire deal in Gaza - agencies stand by to deal with 'catastrophic humanitarian disaster’; Andy Burnham calls for politics “with trust, community, faith and connection at its heart”; Teacher trainee bursary for RE to be removed from 2026; Pope calls on Christians to take action against poverty
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9 October 2025

Israel and Hamas sign off first phase of peace plan; Synagogue attacker pledged allegiance to Islamic State; Health Secretary wants antisemitic doctors stripped of licence before tribunal; Police ban street preacher from using a microphone
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8 October 2025

Bishop accuses Jenrick of stoking division over Handsworth; Heaton Park synagogue hero condemns pro-Palestine protests; Sikhs threaten legal challenge to new Islamophobia definition; Italy restores St Francis feast as national holiday on 4 October
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6 October 2025

Peace talks for Gaza open on eve of Hamas attack anniversary; Students demonstrate against Israel in London today; US Supreme Court to rule on overturning conversion therapy ban; Scorsese once trained for priesthood but was kicked out of seminary
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6 October 2025

Sarah Mullaly smashes 'stained glass ceiling' as new Archbishop; British Jews mourn 7 October massacre and Manchester synagogue attack; Muslim and Jewish leaders say 'hatred will not divide us’; Home Secretary calls Sussex mosque attack ‘deeply concerning'
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3 October 2025

Manchester synagogue attack: ‘Antisemitic hatred is rising once again, and Britain must defeat it'; Shock, fear, anger and anxiety from attack 'on the values and soul' of the city; Name of next Archbishop of Canterbury announced this morning; Government plans for wedding law reform will be ‘major boost to economy’

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