The Church of England has voted in favour of a motion to offer blessings to same sex-couples in civil partnerships and marriages. A near-eight-hour debate across two days ended in a vote for the motion on Thursday at a meeting of the General Synod – the church’s parliament. The Synod’s three houses all voted overwhelmingly
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Russian officials have attacked Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s “hasty” visit to Europe – dismissing his speech to MPs in Westminster as “theatrical”. The Ukrainian president made a surprise appearance in London on Wednesday, where he urged the UK and Western allies to provide “wings for freedom” by supplying advanced jets. Mr Zelenskyy then travelled to Paris for