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.

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 British and Irish Lions failed to deliver the statement performance expected from their Test team in waiting as they laboured to a patchy 36-24 victory over the ACT Brumbies in Canberra.

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, ...

The Conservative leader claimed the Prime Minister had been ‘forced into a series of chaotic U-turns’ and failed to prevent doctors’ strikes.

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

Punk duo Bob Vylan have announced a last-minute gig at London’s 100 Club on Wednesday night amid two police investigations into the band. The pair are being investigated by Avon and Somerset Police ...

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 ...

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

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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 ...