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The British govement said on Friday it will scrap the 15-year rule that had barred many British voters living abroad from casting a ballot in general elections back home. The UK govement said on Friday that the rule that has barred British nationals from voting if they have lived abroad for over 15 years, will be scrapped in time for the 2020 election. The govement published its intention to ditch the unpopular law, which Britons living abroad have long fought against, by publishing a policy statement titled “Democracy that works for everyone”. “We believe that overseas electors contribute to British society and should be given that democratic right to vote,” the constitution minister Chris ...

A church in Biella, where the priest works. Photo: stefano Merli/FlikcrDon Andrea Giordano is a priest and father to three sons - but he is not in favour of marriage for priests. The 57-year-old former surveyor began training as a priest one year after the death of his wife from cancer. He was ordained in 2012 after 12 years of studying.His eldest son Nicolo runs a bar in the family's hometown of Biella in Piedmont, while the two younger boys, twins, are studying at university. Giordano writes on his blog that his family had always been religious, and that his children were supportive of his change in profession. Yet Giordano is against the idea that priests should be allowed to marry. He to...