Almost three quarters of people in the North want changes to their restrictive abortion laws, according to a new Amnesty International poll.

Assembly members in Northern Ireland are to vote on a proposal to legalise same-sex marriage in the region.

Christians have said they are “grateful” after their complaint against an advertisement by betting organisation Sporting Index was upheld by the UK industry watchdog.

Pro-choice campaigners have called for the Irish Government to change the law on abortion after the Marie Stopes charity announced it is opening a private clinic in Belfast.

British ministers were today unveiling plans to allow transsexuals to get legal recognition of their new genders.