Legislation which would see abortion decriminalised for women terminating their own pregnancies has cleared the Commons. MPs voted 312 to 95, majority 207 to approve the Crime and Policing Bill at ...

The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero said there will be a ‘managed and more controlled start’ to the phase-out from June 30.

Tougher sentences for violent offenders who hurt people based on their sexuality would mark a “vital step forward”, a Labour MP has said. Jacob Collier called for new aggravated offences as part of ...

Broadcaster Baroness Hazarika, who was previously a political adviser to former prime minister Gordon Brown, Baroness Harman and Energy Secretary Ed Miliband, also called for a two-year time limit on ...

Stokesley Showfield in North Yorkshire drew thousands of visitors for the annual Classics on Show 2025. Hosted by the Stokesley Rotary Club.

Staged at Otterington Hall, in South Otterington, near Northallerton, on Sunday (June 15), crowds gathered in what was a welcome return.

The chart-topping singer said she would have been happy to write just one hit record when she started in the business.

President Donald Trump would not say whether he has decided to order a US strike on Iran, a move that Tehran warned anew would be greeted with stiff retaliation if it happens. “I may do it, I may not ...

The campaign group found clothes thrown away by British consumers on the internationally important wetland outside the capital Accra.

Rabies is a rare and serious infection, and here's how to avoid it and recognise the symptoms based on NHS and government advice ...

The winning ticket in the 250 million euro EuroMillions jackpot was sold in Munster, the National Lottery has confirmed. A spokesperson said on Wednesday that the ticket was bought in a retail store.

A 15-year-old girl was strip searched by officers in Hackney, east London, on December 2020 after being wrongly being accused of carrying cannabis.