Abortions surge past record 250,000 in a single year, with experts blaming cost of living crisis forcing women to terminate pregnancies 'for purely financial reasons'

A record 252,122 abortions were recorded in England and Wales in 2022,…

How teen smoking rates have fallen EIGHT-FOLD since the 80s amid the UK's war on tobacco which has made lighting up 'uncool' – as interactive map reveals up to a quarter of adults still smoke in parts of the nation

Teen smoking rates are eight times lower now than they were in…

Abortion time limit should be lowered to 22 weeks, doctors urge MPs as they say current 24-week limit is out of date

Abortion time limits should be scaled back to just 22 weeks, down…