Abortion reforms in Northern Ireland risk being slowly unpicked by UK ministers, the House of Commons has heard.

Sinn Féin vice president Michelle O'Neill welcomed a Westminster debate, describing it as a "first step" on the road to abortion reform in the North.

The British government has announced it will fund abortions in England for women arriving from Northern Ireland in a concession to see off a bid to amend the Queen's Speech.

A father today admitted sending a Labour MP in England rape messages after she backed a campaign to put Jane Austen on a banknote – but dismissed it as “a joke”.

A man and a woman have been jailed for subjecting a high-profile feminist to online abuse.