Category: Europe

North Ireland abortion law illegal: U.K. court

Britain’s Supreme Court said on Thursday it would have declared Northern Ireland’s abortion laws incompatible with human rights legislation if not for a procedural technicality, in what pro-choice campaigners hailed as a victory. A majority of...

U.K. approves Heathrow expansion

Britain’s Cabinet on Tuesday gave the go-ahead to building a third runway at London Heathrow, Europe’s biggest airport by passenger numbers, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling said. The Parliament is expected to vote on the...