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The Welsh Government has defended a new test for Down's syndrome in pregnancy against accusations it is trying to eliminate the condition from society. Wales has become the first country in the UK to offer non-invasive prenatal testing (NIPT) on the NHS aimed at women who have a higher chance of Down's, Edward's or Patau's syndrome.more

A working group has been set up to prepare for a possible influx of foreign people ending up homeless in Dublin after Brexit. Dublin City Council set up the internal group as the numbers of foreign-nationals becoming homeless are already increasing.more

Gangs in London are becoming more organised, ruthless and focused on making profits from drugs, a new report says today. A study has found that gangs are moving away from "postcode" rivalries to expand into more business orientated groups focusing on dealing in Class A drugs such as cocaine.more

People over the age of 60 were at their happiest when married with young children while those who may be currently married with young children believe the most joy-filled stage of their lives was when they were young and single, according to a survey published on Wednesday morning.more

A court case over gay marriage has turned into a broader battle over the balance of powers between the European Union and its national governments.more

Drivers were hit by the worst petrol price rise in 18 years last month, with the cost at the pump rocketing by a 'hellish' 6p a litre.more

Two-for-one deals and celebrity endorsements of junk food could be banned under a new Government campaign against child obesity.more

There was more than one suicide a day in Ireland on average last year, according to figures released by the Central Statistics Office. The CSO has released its Vital Statistics Yearly Summary for 2017, which has revealed that there were 392 recorded suicides last year, down slightly from the 399 recorded in 2016.more

Young people are far less likely to feel proud to be English than older generations, a major survey for the BBC reveals.more

London is to introduce a contactless payment scheme for buskers in what organisers say is a world first. Busk in London, a Mayor of London initiative, has partnered with technology company iZettle to hand performers readers that allow them to set a fixed amount of money to donate and accept contactless payments from passers-by.more

The Duchess of Sussex appears alongside Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson and singer Dua Lipa in Vogue magazine's inaugural guide to Britain's 25 most influential and aspirational female figures.more

The mother of Britain's largest family is pregnant with her 21st child just months after she and her husband vowed the 20th baby would be their last.more

Children are starting school unable to speak properly or use the toilet, the head of Ofsted will warn today.more

A lot of Brits are taking life too seriously, according to a new study. The daily grind is apparently getting to us and making our existence more miserable.more

Robert Biedron is one of Poland's young, rising political stars. He's an atheist in perhaps Europe's most Catholic country and its only openly gay politician. And now he is being viewed as a frontrunner for Poland's presidency.more

More than 22,000 children in the UK are classed as severely obese by the time they leave primary school in year 6. The number of 10 and 11-year-olds classed as severely obese in the final year of school is nearly double that of those in reception, new figures have revealed.more

Millions of calls from the public to HMRC's tax helpline are not being answered. more

An immigrant in Paris has been hailed a hero after he climbed a four-storey building to rescue a young child hanging from a ledge.more

It will come at no surprise that wedding planning is expensive as hell, but it's all about how clever you are when allocating your budget. Irish couples are allowing, on average, €25,000 for their overall wedding budget - but 35% of couples did admit they went a little over this amount. more

Social media stars might be encouraging children to eat more unhealthy snacks, a new study suggests. It found children who saw popular vloggers consuming sugary and fatty snacks went on to eat 26% more calories than those who did not.more

Tax may need to rise to historically high levels in order to give the NHS the money it needs to cope with an ageing population, a new report suggests.more

Many out of 112 thousand Poles living in Ireland got involved in a campaign before the referendum on the liberalization of abortion laws.more

The people of Ireland are voting today in a historic referendum on whether to repeal or retain a constitutional clause protecting the rights of the unborn that has produced one of the most restrictive abortion regimes in the world.more

The figures, from the Office for National Statistics, show the total number of non-British nationals living in the UK in 2017 was 6.2 million, up 4% on 2016.more

Taoiseach Leo Varadkar said it was "life experience" that changed his mind about the Eighth Amendment. The former Health Minister said that he believes the Eighth Amendment is currently "too restrictive" since 2014.more