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.

A popular EastEnders star has broken their silence and opened up on their decision to leave the soap. It was confirmed last month by BBC bosses that Bobby Brazier will be leaving the show. The actor, ...

Ben Stokes declared Jofra Archer’s long-awaited Test comeback as a “pretty great day” for English cricket and backed the paceman to rediscover his 2019 magic.

The pair are being investigated by Avon and Somerset Police over their Glastonbury Festival set, which saw frontman Bobby Vylan, whose real name is reportedly Pascal Robinson-Foster, 34, lead crowds ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Lucy Fallon will return to Coronation Street later this year after maternity leave - see when to expect her character, Bethany Platt, back on screen.

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 ...

A man who had been living off-grid to avoid recall to prison has been found guilty of the murder of a grandmother who had been out on a morning dog walk. Roy Barclay, 56, had denied the murder of ...

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”.