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  • Ben Thomas

    BBC

    A former church minister and BBC Wales presenter appeared in court in June charged with sexual offences against children and adults.

    Ben Thomas, 44, from Flintshire, was charged with 40 offences, including indecent assaults against children and adults, and voyeurism. The offences are said to have happened in north Wales, Shropshire, London, and Romania. He is next due to appear at Mold Crown Court on 17 July. The offences allegedly took place from when he was aged 14 in 1990 until 2019.

  • Murder record surpassed

    The Daily Telegraph

    Abortions reached the highest level ever in the UK as 200,608 women had their pregnancies terminated in 2018, it was reported on 14 June.

    This marked an increase of 4% from the previous year. A further 4,687 abortions were carried out on non-residents in 2018. Experts said that the increase was as a result of older women and mothers being more likely to have abortions.