British Isles

Predator who drugged and raped 10 women gets life sentence

20 Jun 2025
Zhenhao Zou, a 28-year-old Chinese engineering student, has been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 24 years in the UK for drugging and raping 10 women across London and China, with fears that he…

MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and Wales

20 Jun 2025
In the most significant and concerning change to abortion legislation in England and Wales in nearly 60 years, MPs have voted by a landslide to decriminalise women who end their pregnancies outside the existing legal framework.…

Just three years left before 1.5C climate target slips out of reach, scientists warn

20 Jun 2025
A major international study has warned that the world could exceed the critical 1.5°C global warming threshold as early as 2028, if carbon emissions continue at current rates. The study, published in Earth System Science Data,…

Sharing deepfake pornography ‘The next sexual violence epidemic facing schools’

20 Jun 2025
Author and campaigner Laura Bates has warned MPs that deepfake pornography is fast becoming "the next sexual violence epidemic" affecting schools in the UK. Speaking to the Women and Equalities Committee, Bates criticised schools for prioritising…