16 h. ago Women will no longer be prosecuted for aborting own child at any stage of pregnancy under changes to the law set to be passed next week

Under the proposals abortion would effectively be decriminalised and women would no longer face prosecution if they ended their own pregnancy after 24 weeks.

Society

23 h. ago Creasy attempt to change abortion law ‘not supported by abortion providers’ – BPAS

Leading pro-choice charity says NC20 amendment to criminal justice bill ‘not right way’ to reform lawAn attempt to change the law on abortion led by the Labour MP Stella Creasy is not supported by “any of the abortion providers in the country”, a leading pro-choice charity has said.Rachael Clarke, the head of advocacy at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas), said Creasy’s NC20 amendment to the criminal justice bill “is not the right way” to overhaul abortion laws. Continue reading...

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23 h. ago Creasy attempt to change abortion law ‘not supported by service providers’

British Pregnancy Advisory Service says NC20 amendment to criminal justice bill ‘not right way’ to overhaul the lawUK politics live – latest updatesAn attempt to change the law on abortion led by the Labour MP Stella Creasy is not supported by “any of the abortion providers in the country”, a leading pro-choice charity has said.Rachael Clarke, the head of advocacy at the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (Bpas), said Creasy’s NC20 amendment to the criminal justice bill “is not the right way” to overhaul abortion laws. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago ITV's doctor Hilary Jones would make major decision if law changed after witnessing 'suffering'

The GP is often seen on ITV’s Good Morning Britain and Lorraine

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53 h. ago Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones says he'd help patients die if law changed

Dr Hilary Jones, who is a frequent guest on Good Morning Britain and Lorraine, says he would help a patient end their life if the law was changed to allow assisted dying

Events

59 h. ago TV doctor Hilary Jones says he would help terminally ill to die if law changed

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will return to the House of Commons for debate on Friday

Society

59 h. ago ITV Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones reveals he would help sick people die if law changed

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would mean terminally ill adults with only six months left to live could apply for assistance to end their lives, returns to Parliament this week.

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60 h. ago TV doctor Hilary Jones says he would help terminally ill die if End of Life law changed

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is scheduled to return to the House of Commons for debate this Friday

Society

3 d. ago New Ryanair, easyJet and Wizz Air bag rules coming for Spain and Greece

The EU rule, which will apply to UK holidaymakers, will change the law on what you take onto a plane - and how much you pay

Politics

3 d. ago Activists fear low turnout threat to Italy referendum on easing citizenship rules

Parties denounce lack of public debate on move to make it easier for Italian-born children of foreigners to be citizens Italians are voting in a referendum on whether to make it easier for children born in Italy to foreigners to obtain citizenship, with activists saying apparently low public awareness risks rendering the vote invalid if turnout is not high enough.Campaigners for the change in the citizenship law say it will help Italians born in the country to non-European Union parents better integrate into a culture they already see as theirs. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Labour support for assisted dying law falls as more MPs switch position to oppose change over coercion fears and effect on vulnerable people

The Commons will next week debate changes to the plan to allow terminally ill people with less than six months to live to end their own lives, ahead of a crunch vote later this month.

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1 week ago Nigel Owens: The 'disaster' rugby law I'd change immediately and the big problem that isn't going away

The legendary Welsh referee gives his take on rugby's recent law changes and a new proposal for the Lions tour

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1 week ago France's July 1 law change everyone needs to follow or risk £113

A new law will make it illegal to do something that's common in the UK - and holidaymakers could face a hefty fine if they are caught breaking this rule.

Economics

2 w. ago New driving law change to hit drivers born in certain years with 3 restrictions

A Bill has been introduced to Parliament which would mean that new drivers would be hit with restrictions for the first six months of having a licence in the UK

Events

2 w. ago F1 team heads call for Monaco to ‘move with the times’ and make track change

Mandatory two pit-stop law fell flat in GPCalls for layout change to allow overtakingFormula One team principals have called for layout changes to be considered at the Monaco Grand Prix to address the inability of cars to overtake after efforts to enliven the race with mandatory pit stops fell flat on Sunday.McLaren’s Lando Norris took victory in Monte Carlo and was, despite the two pit-stop rule, in control throughout, Only two passes were made on track in 78 laps and drivers including Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who finished fourth, and Mercedes’ George Russell, who was 11th, dismissed the rule change as all but pointless. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Critics say the movement to defund the police failed. But Austin and Seattle are seeing progress

The rallying cry from 2020 Black Lives Matter protests pushed some US cities to divert money towards housing and community servicesAfter George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis police officer in 2020, protesters who swarmed the streets across the US shouted the refrain: “Defund the police.” An idea that was once viewed as radical – to redirect money from law enforcement to other city departments and social services – became a rallying cry overnight.As a result of continued pressure, dozens of jurisdictions throughout the nation promised to reduce their police budgets. While most of them backtracked and increased law enforcement funding in the next year or two, several cities changed policies or added new public safety and homeless services departments. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago South Africa moves to change empowerment law for Musk’s Starlink

Potential loosening of Black ownership rules came after billionaire said his satellite internet group would not comply

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2 w. ago Nurse in trans doctor case demands clarity from union on single

The Royal College of Nursing reportedly wrote to an English health board claiming it was breaking the law with its changing room policy.

Politics

3 w. ago Getting married might NOT revoke your old will under plans by government's legal gurus

Changes drafted by the Law Commission would mean beneficiaries were not immediately disinherited, because at present a will becomes obsolete on marriage.

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3 w. ago 'I watched a woman be prosecuted for an illegal abortion, now I want to change the law'

'Abortion should not still be illegal in this country'

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