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.

It comes amid reports the Facebook and Instagram owner has purchased a minority stake in Oakley and Ray-Ban owner EssilorLuxottica SA.

Mr Swinney had raised concerns about comments from the band he said were “beyond the pale” after footage allegedly showing one member saying “the only good Tory is a dead Tory”, as he pushed for them ...

He follows in the footsteps of keynote speakers including Dear England playwright James Graham and media mogul Rupert Murdoch.

The Conservative leader claimed the Prime Minister had been ‘forced into a series of chaotic U-turns’ and failed to prevent doctors’ strikes.

Punk duo Bob Vylan have announced a last-minute gig at London’s 100 Club on Wednesday night amid two police investigations into the band. The pair are being investigated by Avon and Somerset Police ...

In a ruling, which was published on the inquiry website on July 2, chairman Sir Adrian Fulford said Dion Rudakubana and his legal team would not receive disclosure of material covering what happened ...

Sainsbury's has announced the closure of a petrol station after a car crashed into the building. The incident happened at the petrol station on Oxford Road in Banbury this morning (July 9). The ...

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Hallelujah U will bid to turn the tables on past rivals in the Bahrain Trophy Stakes at Newmarket. The James Owen-trained three-year-old is owned by the Gredley family and was last seen finishing ...

The mother of a girl who escaped the Southport knife attack but was dragged back into the building has told a public inquiry “our girls deserve an apology”. On Wednesday, the second day of the public ...

A car has crashed into the front of Sainsbury's petrol station in Banbury with eyewitnesses reporting it has closed as a result.