News Bulletin 27 July 2012

The Scottish Government has said it will press ahead with plans to redefine marriage, but legislation will not come into force until the Westminster Government has changed the UK Equality Act to protect people who support traditional marriage — David Cameron has accused churches of locking out gay people by saying marriage should only be for one man and one woman — The High Court has said English law trumps Sharia law, in a ruling about a divorce between a Muslim couple — An influential committee of MPs has recommended that the laws on gambling should be weakened, saying it wants betting shops to be able to have more high-stake gaming machines — Research from America suggests that children who view sex scenes in popular films start having sex at a younger age — And with the Olympics about to get into full swing, a city in China is set to honour Scottish Olympian Eric Liddell.