Advocates of freedom of religion and belief are telling the government that compulsory acts of Christian worship in publicly-funded schools should be ended.

The continued reform of Religious Education in schools, including teaching about non-religious beliefs, has been urged in a new Ofsted report, which has been welcomed by humanists.

Hertfordshire Constabulary have added two Humanists to their chaplaincy teams, making them the first force in the country to include non-religious chaplains.

Representatives of six major church bodies have been challenged to reconsider their position in relation to an equalities forum they walked away from earlier this month.