Nicola Packer took abortion medicine at home when she was about 26 weeks pregnant, her trial heard.
Month: May 2025
‘Pray for peace’, Churchill’s descendant says at VE Day service
Royals and politicians gathered with World War Two veterans for a service at Westminster Abbey for the 80th anniversary.
Scotland’s First Minister Swinney will not support assisted dying bill
Legislation to allow terminally ill people in Scotland to take their own life is being put forward by the Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur.
Heathrow shutdown cause still unknown, report says
An interim report finds power was restored to Heathrow seven hours before flights resumed.
Rooney speaks of relief at end of Wagatha legal saga
Coleen Rooney says the latest ruling “brings closure” after her legal battle with Rebekah Vardy.
More offenders could be tagged, as prison minister tells BBC he’s ‘not soft on crime’
The prisons minister tells the BBC more criminals could be tagged in future, rather than sent to prison.
Bargain Hunt expert charged with terror offences
Oghenochuko Ojiri is due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday, the Met Police says.
Sotheby’s halts Buddha jewels auction after India threat
The jewels are described as one of the most astonishing archaeological finds of the modern era.
Man charged with murder after stabbing at bank in Derby
Gurvinder Johal died after being attacked at the branch in Derby city centre on Tuesday afternoon.
The tree surgeon who races cars in her spare time
Newtownhamilton woman Letisha Conn is taking on two male-dominated worlds as a rally driver and tree surgeon.
