Kate Morgan Communities correspondent, BBC Wales News PA Abortion care provider the British Pregnancy Advisory Service said there was “limited provision” of surgical abortions in Wales after 14 weeks Wales is the worst part of the UK for providing surgical abortions with many women treated in England, according to a leading healthcare charity. The British […]
Philippa Roxby and Smitha Mundasad Health reporters Getty Images Pollen levels are forecast to be high or very high in many parts of the UK over the next five days. The fine powder released by certain grasses, trees and plants is causing chaos for the many who’re allergic to pollen. Itchy eyes, sneezing, dripping noses, […]
A sign directs voters to cast their ballots on April 1 at a polling station set up at the Flagler County Public Library in Palm Coast, Fla. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images More than a month after one federal judge halted a portion of President Trump’s executive order related to […]
The sentence given to Winston ‘Winky’ Irvine was unduly lenient and should be extended, according to the Public Prosecution Service (PPS). Irvine, 49, from Ballysillan Road in north Belfast, was given a two-and-a-half year sentence last month after admitting to firearm and ammunition offences. The sentence was half the minimum recommended term, with the judge […]
Signs are left on the ground including two that read “This was a kidnapping” and “Bring Kilmar home now!” as protesters stood outside the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on May 16, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Signs are left on the ground […]
André Rhoden-Paul BBC News Reuters Vishwashkumar Ramesh meets Indian interior minister Amit Shah in hospital A British man has walked away from the wreckage of the Air India crash that killed 241 people in an extraordinary tale of survival. Vishwashkumar Ramesh was in seat 11A on the London-bound Boeing 787 flight when it crashed shortly […]
US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr has appointed eight new people to the committee that issues official government recommendations on immunisations, days after removing all 17 previous members. In an announcement on X, Kennedy, a vaccine sceptic, said reconstituting the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Acip) was a “major step towards restoring public trust […]
The backlog in routine hospital treatments in England has reached its lowest level for two years. Data for the end of April showed the waiting list dropped to 7.39 million, down from 7.42 million in March. But it is nine years since the NHS has met its target of 92% of patients being seen in […]
Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images Brendan Smialowski/AFP via Getty Images When President Trump announced his sweeping new tariffs this year, many trade law experts were startled. Typically, presidents don’t have the authority to impose broad tariffs with a snap of their fingers. But Trump’s advisors have an unusual new legal theory. They say that as […]
Rioters attacked a leisure centre hosting people fleeing what police called ‘racist thuggery’ in the town of Ballymena. Riots have erupted for a third consecutive night in Northern Ireland, with police condemning the violence as “racist thuggery” that erupted following an alleged sexual assault. A few dozen masked rioters in the primary flashpoint of Ballymena […]