Queen’s Trinity Cross Honour Deemed Unlawful by Privy Council

An honour established by the Queen has been declared unlawful after Muslims and Hindus complained that its Christian name and cross insignia were offensive.

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Family barred from burying their dead stepfather on a Saturday ... because he isn't a Muslim

The family of a 75-year-old man have been refused permission to bury him on a Saturday because he is not a Muslim.
Harold Lemaire died last week and his family wanted the service to be held this Saturday to make it easier for far-flung relatives to attend.
But their plans were scuppered after the council said only Muslim and Jewish funerals are allowed on weekends and bank holidays.

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Five-figure payout for BBC reporter taken off the TV news 'because he was blind'

The BBC takes great pains to point out that it is an equal opportunities employer.
But if the case of Gary O'Donoghue is anything to go by, it fails to practise what it preaches.
The veteran political correspondent, who is blind, has received a five-figure payout from the corporation after claiming he was stopped from presenting his own story on the Ten O'Clock News.

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