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.

First-time buyers could be given a boost by lenders having the ability to offer more mortgages at high loan-to-income (LTI) levels, if they choose to. The Bank of England said its Financial Policy ...

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, ...

Scotland’s police force is preparing for a potential visit from US President Donald Trump “later this month”, it said in a statement. Rumours have swirled for months that the president will visit the ...

A teenager allegedly caught buying a gun for a terror attack in an MI5 sting was “lonely and isolated” during the Covid-19 lockdown as he viewed extreme right-wing material in his bedroom.

Belgian winger Chemsdine Talbi has become Sunderland’s fourth summer signing, joining the Premier League side from Club Brugge. The 20-year-old has signed a five-year contract after the clubs agreed a ...

Jakob Walpole denies murder and an alternative charge of manslaughter over the death of 81-year-old vintage car restoration expert John Brown.

– 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 ...

Lavazza chairman Giuseppe Lavazza said the firm is optimistic that high coffee bean prices peaked at the start of 2025.

Having kicked off this year by finishing fourth in Dubai and then sixth in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh, Ghostwriter was sold for £2million on the eve of Royal Ascot and made a promising ...

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