The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is set to distribute approximately $2.4 billion to around one million taxpayerswho did not claim a Recovery Rebate Credit on their 2021 tax returns. Eligible individuals can expect to receive payments up to $1,400, which will either be directly deposited into bank accounts or sent as paper checks in the coming weeks.
This disbursement addresses those who missed out on one of the COVID-19 stimulus payments or received less than the intended amount but did not claim the rebate on their tax filing. According to IRS Commissioner Danny Werfel, a review of internal records revealed numerous eligible taxpayers had not claimed this credit despite qualifying for it.
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To be eligible for these payments, individuals must have filed a 2021 tax return but neglected to complete or left the Recovery Rebate Credit field blank. Eligible taxpayers are not required to take additional action as the IRS will automatically distribute the payments. Deposits or checks should arrive by late January 2025, either to the bank account linked to the most recent tax return or the address on file.
For those who have yet to file their 2021 tax return, there remains an opportunity to qualify for the payment by submitting a return and claiming the Recovery Rebate Credit by the April 15, 2025, deadline.
During the pandemic, there were three phases of federal stimulus payments amounting to $814 billion. The federal government’s cumbersome technology made the distribution of the stimulus payments difficult, with thousands of Americans never receiving the payments they were due. It is unclear why the IRS is only now addressing the missing payments, nearly five years since the CARES Act was passed.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A new hijab with a magnetic quick-release system designed for female Muslim police officers has been developed and put into production in Britain.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Leicestershire Police, researchers at De Montfort University, and officers including Student Officer PC Seher Nas and Detective Sergeant Yassin Desai.
📍WHEN & WHERE: Developed over three years in collaboration with Leicestershire Police and De Montfort University in Britain.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Now, being [one of the first people] to actually wear it, I feel proud and empowered as a Muslim woman.” – PC Seher Nas
🎯IMPACT: The hijab design is being issued as part of personal protective equipment and has garnered interest from other police forces, National Health Service (NHS) trusts, and the private sector.
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A new magnetic “quick-release” hijab has been specially engineered for Britain’s growing number of female Muslim police officers, allowing the garment to instantly detach if grabbed during arrests, so that it cannot be used to choke the wearer while still preserving “modesty.”
Developed over three years by De Montfort University in collaboration with Leicestershire Police, the design is now being rolled out as official protective equipment. Student officer PC Seher Nas said: “Now, being [one of the first people] to actually wear it, I feel proud and empowered as a Muslim woman.”
Project leader Detective Sergeant Yassin Desai, founder of the force’s Association of Muslim Police, noted: “The bottom part was able to detach and the officer was able to keep her dignity.”
Multiple police forces, National Health Service (NHS) trusts, ambulance services, and private firms have already inquired about adopting the garment. However, what is framed as a progressive accommodation quietly illustrates how far mass migration and state-sponsored multiculturalism have reshaped everyday British life: public institutions now find themselves redesigning standard uniforms and spending years of research to make Islamic religious attire compatible with the realities of modern street policing.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The United States has deployed three naval vessels, including two aircraft carriers equipped with F-35 stealth fighter jets, across the Western Pacific amid China’s growing maritime activity.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The U.S. Navy, China, Japan, and Vietnam.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The Western Pacific and South China Sea, with operations ongoing as of this week.
🎯IMPACT: The U.S. aims to counter China’s growing sea power and ensure freedom of navigation in the Indo-Pacific region.
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The U.S. Navy has acknowledged the deployment of two aircraft carriers—capable of launching F-35 stealth fighters—and an amphibious assault ship in the Western Pacific. Official photographs of the USS Abraham Lincoln describe the aircraft carrier as currently conducting “routine operations” in the U.S. 7th Fleet’s area of operations. However, its presence—along with the USS George Washington aircraft carrier and amphibious assault ship USS Tripoli—at sea in the Pacific is seen as a possible counter to the recent expansion of Chinese naval activity in the region.
Late last week, a sizable Chinese naval flotilla entered Pacific waters, with Australian military officials detecting the vessels “approximately 500 nautical miles north of Palau.” While the Abraham Lincoln departed San Diego in late November, its deployment appears to be in response to a Chinese naval buildup that has been ongoing for several months.
Meanwhile, the George Washington is currently continuing operations in the Philippine Sea. Previously, the aircraft carrier had briefly sailed to Guam before returning to its area of operation. The George Washington is expected to soon return to port in Japan for routine maintenance, with the Abraham Lincoln likely to replace it in the Philippines and South China Seas.
Joining the aircraft carriers is the USS Tripoli, currently carrying a contingent of F-35B jets. The amphibious assault ship and the cruiser USS Robert Smalls are presently at port in Da Nang, Vietnam, as part of a celebration of the 30th anniversary of U.S.-Vietnam relations.
The sudden uptick in U.S. Navy activity is likely part of the Pentagon’s ongoing efforts to maintain a strong naval presence in the region as a deterrent to any possible Chinese aggression against American allies. Notably, the U.S. 7th Fleet, responsible for maritime operations in the Western Pacific and Indian Oceans, boasts 50 to 70 vessels, 150 aircraft, and over 27,000 personnel. It is currently the largest forward-deployed fleet in the U.S. Navy.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: President Donald J. Trump announced his intention to contact the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia to mediate their escalating border conflict.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: President Donald J. Trump, the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia, and their respective militaries.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The rally occurred in Pennsylvania on December 9, 2025, as the border clashes intensified earlier this week.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Who else could say, ‘I’m going to make a phone call and stop a war of two very powerful countries.’ We’re making peace through strength,” Trump said during the rally.
🎯IMPACT: Heavy fighting has displaced over half a million people, with at least a dozen fatalities reported along the Thailand-Cambodia border.
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President Donald J. Trump told supporters at a rally in Pennsylvania on Tuesday night that he plans to personally call the leaders of Thailand and Cambodia in an attempt to halt the renewed border war between the two Southeast Asian nations. “Who else could say, ‘I’m going to make a phone call and stop a war of two very powerful countries.’ We’re making peace through strength,” Trump said.
Heavy fighting has erupted along the countries’ roughly 500-mile border. Clashes have left at least a dozen people dead and forced more than half a million residents from their homes. Reports from the region indicate that Cambodian forces have launched rocket attacks from populated residential areas, while Thailand’s Royal Army has pushed into Cambodian territory using infantry vehicles. Video emerging from the front line shows intense exchanges involving artillery and precision-guided rockets, suggesting the conflict is rapidly escalating.
The renewed hostilities follow the collapse of a Trump-brokered ceasefire signed in October. That deal required both sides to pull back heavy weapons, release detainees, and allow third-party observers, but it unraveled after a landmine explosion injured several Thai soldiers. Thai officials accused Cambodia of planting new mines, an allegation the Cambodians denied.
The crisis comes as Trump promotes a series of international peace efforts. In Washington earlier this month, Rwanda and Congo signed the Washington Accords at the Trump Peace Institute, agreeing to a ceasefire, joint security measures, and economic cooperation. Trump has also touted negotiations that led to agreements between Israel and Hamas this past autumn. He is also pressing Ukraine to reach a peace agreement with Russia by Christmas Day.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: House Democrats introduced articles of impeachment against Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI), Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI), Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., and War Secretary Pete Hegseth.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The articles of impeachment were filed on Wednesday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos,” said Rep. Stevens.
🎯IMPACT: The impeachment efforts are unlikely to gain support in the Republican-majority House of Representatives and appear to be more of a political stunt than a serious attempt to remove either Kennedy Jr. or Hegseth.
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Representative Haley Stevens (D-MI) filed articles of impeachment against Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Wednesday. Stevens accused Kennedy of failing in his role and criticized him for allegedly neglecting science and public safety. “Today, I formally introduced articles of impeachment against Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. RFK Jr. has turned his back on science and the safety of the American people. Michiganders cannot take another day of his chaos,” she stated on social media.
Responding to the impeachment move, HHS spokesman Andrew Nixon said, “Secretary Kennedy remains focused on the work of improving Americans’ health and lowering costs, not on partisan political stunts.”
Meanwhile, fellow Michigan Democrat, Rep. Shri Thanedar (D-MI) has filed articles of impeachment against Secretary of War Pete Hegseth. The India-born Congressman cited false reports alleging that Hegseth ordered a secondary strike on cartel operatives aboard a drug boat who had survived an initial attack. “Pete Hegseth has been using the United States military to extrajudicially assassinate people without evidence of any crime,” Thanedar alleged, adding: “Former military attorneys have come out and asserted that his conduct constitutes war crimes. We cannot allow his reprehensible conduct to continue, which is why I have filed these articles to impeach him.”
Admiral Frank Bradley, the head of U.S. Special Operations Command, who approved both the initial strike and follow-up actions, has repeatedly stated that Sec. Hegseth never gave an alleged “kill everybody” order cited by Thanedar. The National Pulse reported last week that Adm. Bradley provided video to a congressional panel showing the two cartel operatives who survived the initial strike climb onto the wreckage and begin gathering the vessel’s cargo. The admiral stated that it appeared the two survivors were attempting to contact other nearby cartel boats in an effort to salvage the drug shipment. At this juncture, the survivors were deemed to be “still in the fight” and valid targets.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a final rule eliminating “disparate impact” liability from its Title VI regulations.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The DOJ, Attorney General Pam Bondi, and Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: December 9, 2025, United States.
💬KEY QUOTE: “For decades, the Justice Department has used disparate-impact liability to undermine the constitutional principle that all Americans must be treated equally under the law.” – Pam Bondi
🎯IMPACT: This move restores the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to its original meaning, requiring evidence of intentional discrimination in Title VI cases.
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The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has announced a final rule that eliminates all “disparate impact” liability from its Title VI regulations. This significant change restores the original intent of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on race, color, and national origin in federally funded programs and activities.
Previously, policies that were race-neutral could be challenged if they resulted in different outcomes among racial groups. This “disparate impact” standard did not require proof of intentional discrimination, only statistical disparities. In most cases, the demonstration of “disparate impact” would result in DOJ litigation or regulatory action.
The new rule, issued late Tuesday, mandates that all future Title VI cases handled by the DOJ will now require evidence of intentional discrimination and not simply a statistical demonstration of “disparate impact.” In April, President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order directing his administration to end the use of the “disparate impact” standard, with White House officials contending the policy forced government agencies, schools, and private companies to make race-based decisions out of fear of legal action.
Addressing the end of the “disparate impact” standard, Attorney General Pam Bondi stated, “For decades, the Justice Department has used disparate-impact liability to undermine the constitutional principle that all Americans must be treated equally under the law.”
Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon noted that the previous regulations encouraged lawsuits without evidence of actual discrimination.
Department of Justice Rule Restores Equal Protection for All in Civil Rights Enforcement
“The prior ‘disparate impact’ regulations encouraged people to file lawsuits challenging racially neutral policies, without evidence of intentional discrimination,” said @AAGDhillon. “Our… pic.twitter.com/EjhLR6WhWe
❓WHAT HAPPENED: Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) pledged to bring more Somali immigrants to his state amid backlash over a major welfare fraud case tied to the Somali community.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Governor Walz, Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D), and attendees at a Seattle fundraising luncheon.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: December 9, 2025, at a fundraising luncheon in Seattle, Washington.
💬KEY QUOTE: “Instead of demonizing our Somali community, we’re going to do more to welcome more in.” – Tim Walz
🎯IMPACT: Gov. Walz and state officials face intensified scrutiny amid a federal investigation into welfare fraud in Minnesota and whistleblower claims of a cover-up.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz (D) pledged to bring even more Somali immigrants to his state during a speech at a Tuesday fundraising event for Washington Governor Bob Ferguson (D) in Seattle. “Instead of demonizing our Somali community, we’re going to do more to welcome more in,” Walz said, despite his administration facing increasing federal scrutiny over its handling of widespread social services fraud—connected to the Somali community—which saw an alleged $1 billion in taxpayer dollars stolen.
The failed Democrat vice presidential nominee criticized federal immigrationenforcement actions in Minnesota, claiming “our neighbors are being demonized” and that the state’s immigrant community was being “terrorized” by the Trump administration. Walz echoed a favorite far-left trope, stating illegal immigrants in his state were “literally picked up off the streets” by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents.
“These folks better not ever mistake our kindness for our weakness because we are going to defend our neighbors,” the Minnesota Democrat said, in an apparent warning to federal immigration officials and the Trump administration. The luncheon, held at the Washington State Convention Center, was attended by over 1,000 supporters, with some paying up to $2,500 for a table. Walz received a standing ovation.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a major welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest at Gov. Bob Ferguson’s fundraising luncheon.
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The Walz administration in Minnesota is facing mounting allegations that it actively ignored evidence of rampant welfare fraud schemes perpetrated by Somali immigrants in the state.
The National Pulse reported last week that whistleblowers with the Minnesota Department of Education claim state officials first uncovered evidence of fraud involving the Feeding Our Future nonprofit organization in July 2019. However, the whistleblowers allege Gov. Walz and state officials backed down from investigating the group after intense pushback from Feeding Our Future’s leaders, who accused state officials of discrimination against Minnesota’s Somali community.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: France’s populist presidential frontrunner, Jordan Bardella, met with Reform Party leader Nigel Farage in London, England, to discuss border policies and potential cooperation to address illegal immigration.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Jordan Bardella, leader of France’s National Rally (RN) party, and Nigel Farage, leader of Britain’s Reform Party.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The meeting took place in London on Tuesday.
💬KEY QUOTE: “If I am head of the French Government tomorrow, France will no longer be a country of mass immigration.” – Jordan Bardella
🎯IMPACT: Bardella’s policies could significantly alter France’s immigration stance, potentially affecting Channel crossings and Anglo-French relations.
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Jordan Bardella, president of France’s National Rally (RN) party and the current favourite to win the 2027 presidential elections, held talks in London with Reform Party leader Nigel Farage, focusing on boat migrants crossing the English Channel illegally.
Bardella promised full French cooperation to end the small boats crisis, including joint naval patrols and allowing British Border Force vessels to perform pushbacks into French waters. He attacked the present French policy of refusing to accept returned boats, saying: “I can’t defend the notion of pushbacks and then refuse to allow Great Britain to do the same.” The Frenchman dismissed the failed “one-in, one-out” migration deal put together by President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer as a political “smokescreen” and predicted that Farage “will be the next Prime Minister.”
Outlining his own agenda for France, Bardella said he would move asylum processing to French embassies and consulates abroad, give French nationals absolute priority for social housing and welfare, make France “the least attractive country for mass immigration in Europe,” and ensure the “systematic expulsion of foreign offenders and criminals.”
Farage, posting after the meeting, wrote: “Over lunch with Jordan Bardella today, I made it clear that the future of Anglo-French relations depends on the UK being able to carry out pushbacks into French waters.” He described Bardella’s stance as highly encouraging.
Both men presented the London meeting as practical preparation for when they are in power, with Bardella hailing Farage as a “pioneer” who won Britain’s freedom from the European Union (EU). Polls currently give Bardella 35–37 percent in the first round of next year’s French presidential election, almost guaranteeing him a place in the second round run-off. Longtime National Rally frontwoman Marine Le Pen cannot run in the election, having been banned from doing so in a widely criticized lawfare case.
Farage’s Reform Party has also been leading national polls for the next British general election, which must be held no later than 2029, for months.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: The Trump administration has revoked 85,000 visas across all categories since January, according to a State Department official.
👤WHO WAS INVOLVED:President Donald J. Trump’s administration, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the State Department.
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📍WHEN & WHERE: The revocations date from late January to December 9, 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “These are people who pose a direct threat to our communities’ safety, and we do not want to have them in our country.” – State Department official
🎯IMPACT: Visa revocations have doubled compared to last year, with terrorism, overstays, DUIs, assault, theft, and public safety threats among the causes.
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The Trump administration has rescinded 85,000 visas across all categories since President Donald J. Trump’s inauguration in January, the State Department revealed on Tuesday. The revocations include 8,000 student visas and more than double the numbers for 2024.
“Some of the top reasons why we revoked the visas were DUIs, assaults, and theft, which together account for almost half of the revocations in the past year,” a State Department official said regarding the revocations. They added: “These are people who pose a direct threat to our communities’ safety, and we do not want to have them in our country.”
The State Department announced in November that it had pulled 80,000 visas so far. Among the causes for the revocations were terrorism, overstays, DUIs, assault, theft, and public safety threats. The agency also reiterated its use of social media vetting during visa screenings, advising applicants to maintain public profiles during the vetting process.
On September 15, Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the department would move to revoke the visas of foreign nationals who celebrated the assassination of Turning Point USA (TPUSA) founder Charlie Kirk. “Visa revocations are underway. If you are here on a visa and cheering on the public assassination of a political figure, prepare to be deported,” Sec. Rubio wrote in a post on X (formerly Twitter). In October, the State Department confirmed at least six foreigners celebrating the assassination had their visas revoked.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration announced last week that it would begin restricting visa approvals for Nigerian nationals who are believed to have engaged in violence against Christians.
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❓WHAT HAPPENED: An Afghan migrant has been charged with the rape of two teenage girls in England.
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: Sultani Bakatash, a 28-year-old Afghan national, and two girls aged 14.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The alleged incidents occurred in Bolton, Greater Manchester, with the arrest taking place on Sunday, December 7.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This is a deeply concerning report, and our priority is supporting the two young girls and their families at this traumatic time.” – Chief Superintendent Helen Critchley
🎯IMPACT: The case highlights ongoing concerns about safeguarding young girls and public safety amid ongoing mass migration.
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An Afghan migrant, Sultani Bakatash, aged 28, has been charged with serious sexual offences against two 14-year-old girls in Bolton, Greater Manchester. He faces two counts of rape of a girl under 16, one count of sexual assault, and one count of assault by penetration. Greater Manchester Police arrested Bakatash in the early hours of Sunday, December 7, after receiving a report of a rape at an apartment in the Middle Hulton area.
Authorities allege he contacted the girls online before meeting them in person. Both victims are receiving support from specialist officers, and police say no one else is being sought in connection with the incident. Bakatash has been remanded in custody and appeared at Manchester and Salford Magistrates’ Court on December 9.
This case adds to ongoing concerns about crimes involving asylum seekers, many of whom come to Britain illegally by boat, with tens of thousands housed in taxpayer-funded hotels across the country, sometimes close to schools. Reports indicate hundreds of migrants in such accommodations have faced charges for serious offences, including rape and sexual assault.
❓WHAT HAPPENED: A London primary (elementary) school teacher was banned from working with children after telling a Muslim student that Britain is a “Christian state.”
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👤WHO WAS INVOLVED: The teacher, the Free Speech Union, the Metropolitan Police, and the local safeguarding board.
📍WHEN & WHERE: The incident occurred in London, with the teacher being suspended in March 2024 and dismissed in February 2025.
💬KEY QUOTE: “This teacher lost his job and almost ended up being barred from the profession for life just because he pointed out to a class of Muslim schoolchildren that the national religion of England is Anglicanism.” – Lord Toby Young
🎯IMPACT: The teacher successfully appealed the ban and now works part-time, but his career has been significantly derailed.
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A London primary (elementary) school teacher was dismissed after telling a Muslim pupil that Britain is a Christian country. The teacher made the remark while enforcing the school’s policy that Islamic religious activities at the non-faith school be confined to a designated prayer room. He reportedly explained to a group of students that, because the King is the head of the Church of England, “Britain is still a Christian state,” and also suggested that students seeking additional accommodations for Islamic practices could consider a nearby Islamic school.
The situation began when the teacher found several boys washing their feet in the bathroom sinks. When he addressed them, he spoke about British values of tolerance, although he reiterated that “Britain is still a Christian state.” The comments triggered a safeguarding review, despite being literally true, with the King’s coronation oath including a vow to “maintain the Laws of God and the true profession of the Gospel” and the House of Lords including Anglican bishops, among other constitutional provisions enshrining Christianity as the state religion.
The local safeguarding board concluded that the remarks had caused “emotional harm” to the child involved. London’s Metropolitan Police initially had its child abuse team examine the incident as a possible hate crime, although the inquiry was eventually dropped. The teacher was suspended in March 2024, and by February 2025, he had been dismissed for gross misconduct.
With assistance from the Free Speech Union, the teacher is now taking legal action against the local authority. Lord Toby Young, the organisation’s director, said, “This teacher lost his job and almost ended up being barred from the profession for life just because he pointed out to a class of Muslim schoolchildren that the national religion of England is Anglicanism.”
“Things have reached a pretty pass in this country if a teacher can be branded a safeguarding risk because he says something that is incontestably true,” he added.
Recent data indicates that Christianity in Britain is undergoing significant changes, particularly among younger generations. According to research, an increasing number of young adults are returning to church, and among Christians, more now identify with the Roman Catholic Church than with the Anglican Church of England. Attendance among 18 to 24-year-olds has risen sharply, with Catholic parishes in particular seeing notable growth.
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