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.

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 ...

The Crown Prosecution Service confirmed it would not pursue an appeal after Rebecca Richardson was discharged from the extradition request ...

Effigies of migrants in a boat have been placed on a loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland, prompting condemnation and calls for the display to be removed ahead of the pyre being lit.

Sir Paul McCartney has paid tribute to his “dear friend” and “incredible” artist Sir Brian Clarke after his death aged 71.

Schiaparelli: Fashion Becomes Art will comprise more than 200 objects including garments, accessories, jewellery and paintings.

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.

Plans for up to 170 homes on land to the east of Woolavington near Bridgwater have been unveiled by South West Strategic Developments.

The war started after Hamas attacked Israel on October 7 2023, killing around 1,200 people and taking 251 hostage. Most of the hostages have been released in earlier ceasefires. Israel’s offensive in ...

Revamp of a half an acre of Sheffield Park and Garden, East Sussex, will trial planting that can cope with more extreme conditions.

A silver medal was not what Jodie Gibson wanted to take away from the Netball Super League Grand Final, but she refused to let it spoil ...

New data has revealed the most common causes of road traffic collisions (RTC) in Somerset in the previous year.