Britain’s abortion law

Forty years after the Abortion Act came into effect, terminations in Britain are running at 450 a day.
Opponents of the legislation say the scale of abortion is reason enough to introduce substantial restrictions.
But as the issue seems about to become more political, pro-choice activists say the law should actually be relaxed.
A coalition of anti-abortion campaigners [...]

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Yorkshire drought in cash for flood defences

YORKSHIRE is the victim of a scandalously raw deal on funding for flood defences as ministers favour the South over the North.
The stark divide is illustrated by a three-to-one bias in the money our region receives.
This year Yorkshire – one of the worst-hit areas in the summer floods – only received £35m for defences and [...]

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