There were 247,703 conceptions leading to a legal abortion in 2022, a 13.1 rise on the 218,923 recorded in 2021, the ONS said.

Plans to reduce the number of jury trials and create a new type of crown court where trials are heard by judges were unveiled on Wednesday.

The Government’s “failure” to listen to victims of the infected blood scandal has been “exposed” in a new report, campaigners have said. The Haemophilia Society said that victims of the scandal, ...

The Observer’s editor-in-chief is to deliver this year’s James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival. James Harding, co-founder of Tortoise Media, which acquired broadsheet ...

– Trust in the Infected Blood Compensation Authority (IBCA) has been “lost” by many members of the infected blood community. – People impacted by the scandal have expressed a “grave concern” over the ...

The King and President Emmanuel Macron enjoyed a long goodbye as the two men bid farewell after a successful start to the French leader’s state visit. In a sign of their friendship, Charles and the ...

Some building societies have reported seeing a jump in cash Isa applications following speculation that the limit could be cut. Reports have suggested that plans to cut the annual tax-free cash Isa ...

A pilot scheme for foster carers in Pembrokeshire to be exempt from council tax payments, which it is hoped could also save the council money, ...

A woman has been charged with murder after a 93-year-old great-grandmother was found dead in Greater Manchester. Judy Zussman was discovered by officers at an address in Gatley, Stockport, on the ...

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A kind-hearted company has taken steps to put a smile back on the face of a man whose vehicle was targeted by criminals ...

The Government has confirmed the exact date the next emergency alert system test will be sent out to mobile phones.