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Jimmy Lai Doughty Street Chambers

10 February 2026

Hong Kong Catholic media tycoon Jimmy Lai, sentenced to 20 years; Low-fee high achieving Islamic schools at risk from rising costs; Bishop defends CofE £100m reparations fund amid Synod backlash; Free faith security training rolling out this month
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9 February 2026

Bishops warn the cross must not be used to intimidate; British Interfaith delegation visits new UK Ambassador to the USA; Southern Baptists say racist tweet depicting the Obamas was ‘inexcusable’; Michaelangelo Sistine chapel sketch fetches £17million at auction
PM Hastings 5 Feb 2026

6 February 2026

PM’s call for renewal of British values is lost amid Mandelson row; Trump - ‘I’ve done more for religion than any other president’; Pagan prison chaplain needed in Norwich; Italian priest and social media influencer leaves priesthood
Sarah Mullally confirmation 5 28Jan26

5 February 2026

Archbishop of Canterbury makes oath of allegiance to the King; New project explores faith and identity in England; Catholic priest in Gaza pleads for war to stop; Memorial service for BBC broadcaster Sir Mark Tully
Irish countryside Liscannor Ireland

4 February 2026

Unsettling times for the tiny Jewish community in Ireland; Northern Ireland review of Religious Education underway; Plaid leader pledges to protect Muslims in Wales from the far right; Evangelical leader resigns as honorary canon over same sex blessings
Dublin Judaism Front of Shul

3 February 2026

Growing unease of Ireland's tiny Jewish commmunity after 7 October attack, makes Jewish belonging 'feel more fragile than it should'

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