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BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images The Department of Health must take "concrete steps" towards commissioning full abortion services in NI before the summer, a government minister has said. Robin Walker said the secretary of state stands ready to act if significant progress is not made. Abortion was decriminalised in 2019 in NI, but full services have been stalled. They voted in favour by 13 votes to three. "We need to see movement coming forward," Mr Walker, a Northern Ireland Offi...

A DOG has been returned to a couple four months after he was seized by police - but they say he is now just "skin and bones".

TRIBUTES have poured in from around the city following the death of The Duke of Edinburgh. Buckingham Palace confirmed Prince Philips death in an official statement just after midday on Friday April 9. Flags are being flown at half mast at County Hall and other public buildings across the county as a mark of respect to the Royal. The Chairman of Worcestershire County Council, Councillor Bob Brookes said:“It is with great sadness that I offer my condolences, on behalf of Worcestershire...

TODAY we launch our Love Local Business campaign once again to support traders as they try to recover from the lockdown. As non-essential shops, hairdressers, pubs, gyms and other businesses re-open on Monday April 12, we are urging our readers to support them by spending their money with them. Our campaign is run by the Worcester News, Malvern Gazette and Evesham Journal, in partnership with Worcestershire County Council, Worcester BID, Crowngate Shopping Centre and the University of Wor...

A FRAIL and heartbroken couple plan a protest because police have still not returned their dog - nearly four months after he was seized by armed officers. Carole Roberts of Ronkswood, Worcester has developed convulsive shaking and feels suicidal after police took her beloved Dylan because he is suspected of a fatal attack on another dog. Police have confirmed that a dog had to be put down after a savage mauling by a Staffordshire Bull Terrier in Worcester in August last year. But the gr...

WORCESTERS MP has said he is delighted that £15 million has been awarded to expand the A&E department at the citys hospital following more…

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A GOVERNMENT recommendation to increase pay for nurses and other healthcare staff by 1 per cent has angered Worcestershire staff, a union…

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