The lower house of Switzerland’s parliament followed in the Senate’s footsteps Wednesday in voting to approve a ban on the public display, wearing and use of Nazi and other extremist, racist symbols. A multiparty coalition overcame opposition from the right-wing Swiss People’s
Michaela Community School in Brent, north London has banned prayer rituals in the playground, a move which has been backed by a high court ruling. A pupil has claimed banning prayer was discriminatory and “uniquely” impacted her faith, however the judge found
Muslim leaders have raged at a school prayer ban as groups all made the same complaint about the ruling. The leaders criticised the decision to uphold a ban on prayer rituals at a London school, blasting a minister’s comments on the issue
Beer fans have been left furious after an award-winning brew was banned by competition chiefs over one complaint. Campaign for Real Ale banned the Naked Ladies golden ale from entering its competition in 2022, saying it was “disappointed” at the ruling over the
Vladimir Putin is reportedly set to ban social media app TikTok in a bid to promote Russian state media. The announcement was made by Roskomnadzor, Russia’s federal agency for mass media, with the aim of redirecting Russians to domestic media platforms rather
Rishi Sunak is this evening under fire for allowing a huge Tory rebellion to go ahead over an issue that won’t help his party’s poll ratings. While Mr Sunak’s flagship health policy passed the Commons this evening, the PM found himself relying
Rishi Sunak succeeded in seeing through his flagship smoking ban policy this evening, after pledging to end the practice during last year’s Conservative Party Conference. 383 MPs backed the policy, however around 60 Tory rebels meant Mr Sunak was forced to rely
The pending Tory rebellion over this evening’s smoking ban vote was handed a major boost this evening as top Cabinet Minister Kemi Badenoch pledged to oppose the Prime Minister. The vote, set to take place at 7pm, is expected to see one
A Muslim student from the UK has lost a court battle against her London school that banned prayer on campus. The judge ruled that the student had accepted the school’s secular nature and strict rules upon enrollment. The school said that accommodating
MPs and celebrities have rallied together to call for a ban on the sale of peat in a bid to protect the nation’s countryside. The law could be changed through the new Horticultural Peat Private Members Bill which will be debated in