A NPCC spokesperson issued a statement. UK police officers have been given the go-ahead to scour through women’s phones if they’re suspected of undergoing an illegal abortion. The National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) announced this power shift in May, with staff now lawfully permitted to check menstrual cycle tracking apps during stillbirth, miscarriage and unexpected […]

10 months ago

It was last debated in 2015 Proposals to give terminally ill people in England and Wales the right to choose to end their life are to be introduced in Parliament this month. The bill is being put forward by Labour MP Kim Leadbeater who said ‘now is the time’ to hold a fresh debate on […]

1 year ago

If there’s any time it’s too hot to work, it’s now Unions are calling for a ‘too hot to work’ law to be established as Brits bake in an unprecedented UK heatwave. GMB union said Monday that employees should not have to face working in temperatures any higher than 25C, as forecasters are predicting a […]

3 years ago

The Animal Welfare (Sentience) Bill includes all decapod crustaceans Octopuses, crabs, lobsters and other crustaceans are sentient beings that feel pain under a new UK government law which was announced on Friday November 19. This new legislation – informed and shaped by a group of experts commissioned by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural […]

4 years ago

A long-overdue change in legislation Pet abduction is set to be made illegal in the UK following a spike in thefts. Up until now, the offence had been classed as a loss of property under the Theft Act 1968. The update to legislation sees pets recognised as sentient beings, a change that hopes to take […]

4 years ago