Cross-party group proposes ending UK abortions after 24 weeks for minor disabilities Abortion laws in Britain could be changed under cross-party proposals to ban late terminations on the grounds of minor physical abnormalities. The abortion (cleft lip, cleft palate and club foot) bill, led by the Conservative MP Fiona Bruce and supported by 13 MPs, […]
Other changes allowed from Friday include some sports and five-mile travel for recreation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People in Scotland can meet outdoors with another household in groups of up to eight, Nicola Sturgeon said as she proceeded with phase one of the Scottish government’s four-stage plan for moving out […]
Just £360,000 distributed in first year from fund expected to pay out hundreds of millions Only 60 people have received Windrush compensation payments during the first year of the scheme’s operation, with just £360,000 distributed from a fund officials expected might be required to pay out between £200m and £500m. There has been rising concern […]
The grounds of some stately homes will open next week for a limited number of visitors, though there’ll be no cream teas just yet The National Trust is reopening some of its gardens and parklands from 3 June, with reduced capacity and a new booking system for advance tickets only. The grounds of Ickworth House […]
Problem affects up to 350,000 samples from drive-through centres in England and Scotland Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Efforts to prevent the nationwide spread of coronavirus have been dealt a blow after it emerged that health officials in England and Scotland are struggling to match hundreds of thousands of coronavirus test […]
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has taken action against 5 of the UK’s biggest banks and building societies for breaching Part 6 of the Retail Banking Market Investigation Order 2017. This required that customers with personal current accounts must receive a text alert warning of fees before banks charge them for an unarranged overdraft. […]
Police commissioner warns of public pushback over Covid-19 containment measures
A significant boost to PPE supplies that should help meet demand in the health and social care sectors has been announced by government today. It has signed deals with more than 100 new suppliers from around the world in a challenging global market, including securing a further 3.7 billion gloves to help meet the expected […]
Aya Hachem, 19, was hit by bullet from a passing car as she was shopping in Blackburn A “remarkable and inspirational” law student was shot dead in the street after being caught in the crossfire of a dispute between two tyre companies, a court has heard. Aya Hachem, 19, was hit by a bullet fired […]