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Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024

Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024

Twelve midwife-led maternity units have closed in England since 2019 with six closing since Labour came to power in 2024

Women in Poland are demonstrating in more than 20 cities and towns on Thursday to protest against restrictions on access to free and legal abortion.

Most people will tell you that punk rock kicked off in New York in 1976 when four rascals from Queens released their self-titled debut and gave the world the first punk anthem – ‘Blitzkrieg Bop’.

Several Palestinians have been injured by Israeli settlers, and farmers have been arrested by Israeli forces during Israeli pogroms across the occupied West Bank.

In France, police and gendarmerie services recorded 136 violent deaths within couples in 2025, a slight 1% decrease compared with 2024 (138 deaths). On average, one person dies like this every three days.

Women are disproportionately affected by autoimmune diseases — conditions in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s healthy cells and tissues. Yet a new study has found they are significantly more likely than men to face prolonged diagnostic journeys, with nearly a third of surveyed women waiting four years or longer for a diagnosis.