British Isles

Down’s Syndrome shouldn’t be feared, says mum

10 Jul 2014
The mother of a seven-year-old girl with Down’s Syndrome, who hit the headlines for appearing in Sainsbury’s clothing adverts, has said there had been an ‘assumption’ she would abort her daughter. Hayley Goleniowska, 43, and her…

Christian bakers in gay campaign cake row

10 Jul 2014
A Christian-run bakery in Northern Ireland is facing legal action after it declined to produce a pro-gay marriage campaign cake. The McArthur family, who own Ashers Baking Company in Belfast, said they could not fulfil the…

New mothers at risk as NHS 'fails to provide depression care'

10 Jul 2014
The NHS has been criticised for failing women who suffer from postnatal depression by denying many of them potentially life-saving services to help them cope. Information from 193 NHS trusts across England reveal that only 50…

Christian bakers in gay campaign cake row

10 Jul 2014
A Christian-run bakery in Northern Ireland is facing legal action after it declined to produce a pro-gay marriage campaign cake. The McArthur family, who own Ashers Baking Company in Belfast, said they could not fulfil the…