3 h. ago Bereavement leave to be rolled out to parents who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks

Changes to the Employment Rights Bill will ensure time off for those affected by loss

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14 h. ago Parents who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks now entitled to leave

Changes to the Employment Rights Bill will ensure time off for those affected by loss

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14 h. ago Parents who experience pregnancy loss before 24 weeks entitled to leave

Changes to the Employment Rights Bill will ensure time off for those affected by loss

Politics

14 h. ago Parents who lose pregnancy before 24 weeks to be entitled to bereavement leave

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner said the change would give ‘people time away from work to grieve’.

Politics

20 h. ago Parents in Britain to be granted bereavement leave after miscarriage

Mothers and partners will gain the legal right if they lose a baby before 24 weeks, in Labour workers’ rights reformParents in Britain will be granted a right to bereavement leave after suffering a miscarriage as part of Labour’s workers’ rights reforms, it has been confirmed.In a change to the law made via amendments to the employment rights bill, mothers and their partners will be given the legal right to at least one week’s bereavement leave if they have suffered a pregnancy loss before 24 weeks’ gestation. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Coleen Nolan says 'can't believe this' over family announcement as Loose Women co

The Loose Women star shared another huge family announcement, after confirming her daughter's pregnancy last week

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6 d. ago Jamie Laing confirms 'pinch me moment' with Sophie Habboo weeks after pregnancy announcement

The couple, who once starred in E4 reality show Made in Chelsea, are making a major move after announcing their baby news

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9 d. ago Mum forced to carry stillborn along hospital corridor claims baby could have been saved

Abbie Holland went into preterm labour at 23 weeks during her first pregnancy after suffering no previous complications.

Science

1 week ago Test developed to identify women at increased risk of miscarriage

Study discovered abnormal process in womb lining, with potential for new treatments to prevent pregnancy lossScientists have developed a test to identify women with an increased risk of miscarriage, which could pave the way for new treatments to prevent pregnancy loss.About one in six of all pregnancies are lost, most before 12 weeks, and each miscarriage increases the risk of another one happening. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Supreme court paves way for South Carolina and other states to defund Planned Parenthood

Decision could embolden red states in US to block clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid fundsUS politics live – latest updatesThe US supreme court has paved the way for South Carolina to kick Planned Parenthood out of its Medicaid program over its status as an abortion provider, a decision that could embolden red states across the country to effectively “defund” the reproductive healthcare organization.The case, Medina v Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, centers around a 2018 executive order from South Carolina’s governor, Henry McMaster, that blocked clinics that provide abortions from receiving Medicaid reimbursements. “Payment of taxpayer funds to abortion clinics, for any purpose, results in the subsidy of abortion and the denial of the right to life,” McMaster said at the time, even though the reimbursements could not be used for abortions. Abortions are also now banned in South Carolina after six weeks of pregnancy.More details soon Continue reading...

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1 week ago Soaps spoilers next week: Emmerdale favourite attacked and Corrie pregnancy bombshell

Paddy Kirk is facing another crisis next week in Emmerdale as a new character rattles the village. Corrie, EastEnders, Hollyoaks, and more have plenty of bombshells to deliver.

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2 w. ago What radical abortion law changes mean for Greater Manchester

An amendment to decriminalise women ending their own pregnancies was approved by MPs this week - here's what that means for Greater Manchester

Politics

2 w. ago Voices: We still need to have difficult conversations about abortion

Landmark changes to abortion legislation this week will doubtless spark fiery debates at heatwave barbecues. Here, Claire Cohen explains how Gen Z women can take the sting out of discussions over those who opt to terminate their pregnancies after 24 weeks

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2 w. ago Olivia Bowen shows off her growing baby bump as she shares candid insight into final weeks of her pregnancy

The Love Island star, 31, already shares son Abel, two, with husband Alex who she famously met in the ITV2 villa, took to her Instagram with a radiant selfie.

Politics

2 w. ago MPs are set for crunch vote on decriminalising abortion TODAY as biggest law change in more than 50 years seeks to protect women

Currently abortion is a criminal offence in England and Wales unless it takes place before 24 weeks into a pregnancy and with the approval of doctors.

Politics

3 w. ago Private schools, pupils and parents lose High Court bid to stop Labour introducing VAT on school fees

Private school families have been dealt a devastating blow after they lost a High Court challenge to Labour's VAT on fees.

Events

3 w. 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.

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