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Statue of Confederate general toppled by protestors in 2020 is returned to its DC perch after Trump’s order

The statue has long been controversial and even “stirred opposition” when it was planned over 100 years ago

The Independent UK

Forcing police officers to declare freemason membership ‘unnecessary and wrong’

An officers’ group has questioned whether the move would infringe officers’ human rights.

Evening Standard

Met considers making officers declare whether they are Freemasons

Consultation comes after concerns raised about impact of membership on ‘investigations, promotions and misconduct’

The Guardian - UK

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Met Police chief may force officers to reveal Freemason ties ahead of damning TV exposé

Sir Mark Rowley acts on policy as damaging revelations set to appear in undercover BBC documentary

Evening Standard

Irish Freemasons apologise for hosting Conor McGregor interview at Dublin hall

Organisation says it regrets renting premises for event with US commentator Tucker Carlson and will give fee to charity

The Guardian - UK

Freemasons, homosexuals and corrupt elites in Cameroon – inside an African conspiracy theory

An unusual and fascinating new book has been written by two anthropologists, called Conspiracy Narratives from Postcolonial Africa: Freemasonry, Homosexuality, and Illicit Enrichment. It explores an ongoing conspiracy theory in Cameroon and neighbouring Gabon that corrupt elites spread homosexuality through their connections to secret orders like the Freemasons. They trace…

The Conversation

Why is QAnon afraid of the Masons?

Anti-Masonic prejudice goes back to the Nazis — and well before that. Somehow the QAnon cult has reanimated it

Salon

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The serious signs missed in days before man killed his own cousin in brutal axe attack

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust has been criticised in an independent investigation

Manchester Evening News

The ‘enchanting’ beauty spot recommended by National Geographic near Greater Manchester

This beautiful landscape features “patchwork fields, coaching inns and pretty villages”

Manchester Evening News

Who are the Freemasons? Hefty donation to London fire brigade causes concern

The London fire brigade has been in hot water recently due to claims of misogyny and racism, and now its involvement with Freemasonry

Evening Standard

London fire brigade reviews Freemason ties after union criticism

FBU raised concerns at meeting discussing review that found service to be institutionally misogynist

The Guardian - UK

Durham Freemasons help send £60,000 to earthquake relief effort in Syria and Turkey

Freemasons around the UK have sent £60,000 to help aid workers in Syria and Turkey.

Chronicle Live

‘Around here, people want top-end food’: how Lancashire’s Ribble Valley became Britain’s gastropub capital

With villages around the town of Clitheroe now home to three of the UK’s top 50 gastropubs, we celebrate this unique north-western take on excellent pub dining

The Guardian - UK

God and guns: the strict religious upbringing of the Wieambilla shooters

Self-described ‘free evangelical’ Ronald Train, who created his own church based on literal reading of scripture, says sons ‘lost their way’ before Queensland shooting

The Guardian - AU

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Daily Mirror

Oldest living royal is part of secret organisation and was Queen's strongest support

The Duke of Kent is the oldest living member of the Royal Family. He has lived an interesting life - from army service to being one of the most senior Freemasons in the UK

Manchester Evening News

Police scour upmarket bars in Cheshire's Golden Triangle and find Class A drugs in toilets... and behind a cushion

Officers searched seven high-end bars which are often packed with the super-rich

The Conversation

How Star Wars' Jedi were inspired by the Knights Templar

Star Wars is once again in the spotlight and pulling on nostalgic heartstrings in the new Disney+ limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi, starring Ewan McGregor and Hayden Christensen. The series follows members of the knightly order of Jedi as they are persecuted across the galaxy. What many might not know is…

Input

TikTok's Freemasons are battling the haters and conspiracy theorists

Members of the secretive fraternal organization are turning to social media in a bid to attract a younger generation.

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Leeds Live

The not-so-secret life of a Freemason at the Leeds Masonic Lodge

It used to be that Freemasonry was very much a secret order, but in the days of Google and social media that’s not really possible

The Hindu

Freemasons lodge at Goshamahal turns 150

Divine service, interactive session to mark sesquicentennial celebrations today

Chronicle Live

Rothbury Highland Pipe Band 'excited' to perform in new Scottish kilts and instruments for Queen's Jubilee weekend

The traditional marching band received a donation of £5000 from Northumberland Freemasons to replace their old uniforms

The Guardian - UK

The sign, the handshake and the steps: inside the world of the Freemasons, 1967

Were they sinister or silly, what actually did they do? To this day no one is quite sure. By Chris Hall

Newcastle Herald

Hunter's past secret societies in spotlight as university unveils Fraternal Studies Collection

Fraternal societies were a potent and purposeful force in the Hunter.

Los Angeles Times

How accurate is 'Outlander's' portrayal of colonial America? We break it down

Set in North Carolina in 1773, Season 6 of Starz's "Outlander," based on Diana Gabaldon's book "A Breath of Snow and Ashes," continues the tale of Scottish heartthrob Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan) and time-traveling healer Claire Fraser (Caitriona Balfe) as they face the American Revolutionary War as backcountry settlers.

Daily Mirror

Queen's cousin head of mysterious organisation - he's not the only royal involved

The most powerful Freemason in England and Wales is the Queen's first cousin Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent - and he's the longest-serving head after being appointed 55 years ago

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