Vulnerable people refused asylum in the UK, including pregnant women and those with serious mental health conditions, are being left homeless and unable to feed or clothe their families.
Child Poverty Action Group says the two-child limit undermines family life and leaves children without support in their vital early years, when the foundations are being laid for their future development.
A date has been set for the criminal trial of a mother who bought abortion pills online for her daughter, despite the outcome of a judicial review challenging the decision to prosecute her still being unknown.
Amnesty International welcomed the passing of the bill to legalise abortion services in Ireland but warned that ‘significant flaws’ in the legislation give rise to serious concerns.