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The Latest Breaking News from Canterbury

Justin Welby to quit as archbishop of Canterbury over handling of abuse scandal

Leader of Church of England had faced pressure since damning report on cover-up of John Smyth’s abuse

The Guardian - UK

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby insists he won’t resign over Church of England sex abuse

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said he considered resigning over the John Smyth scandal.

The Independent UK

Justin Welby urged to resign in solidarity with C of E abuse victims

Victim of serial abuser John Smyth joins calls for archbishop of Canterbury to quit as 10,000 people sign petition

The Guardian - UK

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Tuesday briefing: The abuse scandal that leaves the archbishop of Canterbury in an ‘untenable’ position

In today’s newsletter: An independent review has cast doubt on Justin Welby’s claims to have had no idea of John Smyth’s appalling abuse until 2013 – and now the calls for him to resign are growing

The Guardian - UK

Abuse survivors call for Justin Welby to resign as Archbishop of Canterbury in ‘clean sweep’ of Church

Multiple victims of abuse have come forward to call for the Archbishop to stand down

The Independent UK

Justin Welby’s personal link to child abuser adds fuel to resignation calls

Archbishop of Canterbury was at holiday camps with John Smyth and later failed to act when survivors came forward

The Guardian - UK

Who is the Archbishop of Canterbury and why are there calls for him to resign?

Justin Welby has defied calls for him to step down after a report into a ‘serial abuser’ in the church

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Senior bishop calls for Justin Welby to resign over Church of England sex abuser

Archbishop of Canterbury has ‘lost confidence of his clergy’ over scandal, vicar warns

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury considered resigning over barrister abuse cases

An independent review has concluded John Smyth QC’s abuse was covered up the Church of England.

Evening Standard

Assisted dying: Kim Leadbeater has ‘productive’ meeting with church leaders

The Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London Dame Sarah Mullally attended the talks.

Evening Standard

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ties to slavery and says ancestors were compensated for abolition

Great-great-grandfather of archbishop’s biological father owned enslaved people in Jamaica

The Independent UK

Archbishop of Canterbury reveals ancestral links to slavery

Justin Welby says ancestor owned enslaved people in Jamaica and was paid compensation upon abolition

The Guardian - UK

Woman 'raped by man in children's playground' after being approached by group in Canterbury

Police hunting man aged 18 or 19 after park assault

Evening Standard

Former archbishop of Canterbury urges C of E bishops in Lords to back assisted dying bill

Exclusive: George Carey’s position in stark contrast to that of current head of C of E and that of Islam and the Catholic church

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Archbishop of Canterbury to meet MP behind assisted dying bill

Kim Leadbeater wrote to Justin Welby after he described a change in the law as dangerous and ‘a slippery slope’UK politics live – latest updates

The Guardian - UK

Legalising assisted dying a ‘slippery slope’, says archbishop of Canterbury

Justin Welby warns new law risks turning right to die into a duty ahead of bill being formally introduced in parliament

Louder

“I’d just fed the gerbils and was practicing how to play the saw when this head popped around the door and asked politely if I would like to join Caravan”: Inside the weird and wonderful world of The Canterbury Scene

Soft Machine, Caravan, Gong, Hatfield And The North - how a small town in England changed progressive music forever

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Montoya could be Bulldogs' Addo-Carr replacement

Warriors winger Marcelo Montoya will return to Canterbury on a two-year deal as Josh Addo-Carr's future at the club remains clouded.

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Evening Standard

OPINION - Why is it all going so wrong for Rachel Reeves?

The Chancellor faces scrutiny with her first Budget looming. Questions remain about her strategy and economic plans

The Guardian - UK

‘She shouts very loudly’: opinion on Rosie Duffield divided in her constituency

The Canterbury MP’s departure from Labour has attracted interest and indifference among the people who live in the Kent city

Evening Standard

Rosie Duffield says Starmer's Labour ‘so much worse’ than Corbyn

The MP for Canterbury quit the party on Saturday

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch faces backlash after comments on ‘excessive’ maternity pay – as it happened

Conservative leadership contenders Jenrick, Cleverly and Tugendhat reject rival’s comments, while Rosie Duffield criticises Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

Rosie Duffield quits Labour with damning attack on Keir Starmer

The Canterbury MP and long time critic of Keir Starmer will sit as an independent after resigning the Labour whip ‘with immediate effect’

AAP

Addo-Carr to face integrity unit as NRL future unclear

Canterbury will wait until Josh Addo-Carr has fronted the NRL integrity unit over his positive cocaine test saga before deciding any action of their own.

The Guardian - UK

River Stour sculpture commemorates 16th century drowning that inspired Shakespeare

Figure of woman on her back underwater draws inspiration from Hamlet’s Ophelia and death of senior Tudor judge

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