Northern Ireland’s strict abortion law breaches the UK’s human rights commitments, the High Court in Belfast has ruled. Sarah Ewart (pictured), 29, hailed a “massive victory” following a six-year legal
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A couple who want to move their severely disabled five-year-old daughter to an Italian hospital have won a High Court life-support treatment fight. Specialists caring for Tafida Raqeeb at the
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A couple who want to move their severely disabled five-year-old daughter to an Italian hospital are waiting for a judge’s ruling after becoming embroiled in a life-support dispute with doctors
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Theresa May has urged MPs to seize a “once-in-a-generation opportunity” to help domestic abuse survivors by passing “landmark” new laws. The former prime minister used her Commons first speech since
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A rape pornography law brought in four years ago has had little impact with few prosecutions, a legal academic who campaigned for its introduction has said. More than eight out
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A former DUP mayor has quit the party after being charged with sexual offences involving a child. Thomas Hogg (pictured), 31, is set to appear before Belfast Magistrates’ Court later
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Grieving families are facing a “shocking” injustice when trying to get legal aid funding for the inquest of a loved one who died in state care, campaigners claims. Charities have
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Hundreds of children in care are being “marched back” to visit their abusive parents and a majority of foster families want to see the practice made illegal, research suggests. More
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The most senior family court judge in England and Wales has apologised after taking nearly eight months to produce a written ruling on a case involving Home Office ministers and
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The number of cases coming to family courts is falling but domestic abuse applications are on the rise, figures show. In April to June, 64,813 new cases started in family
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