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UK MPs vote to legalise assisted dying bill – what happens next?
The effort to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales has cleared its first hurdle in parliament.
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Assisted dying: MPs on both sides react to bill passing
Just after the vote, we caught up with two MPs from either side of the argument.
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Transport Secretary resigns over fraud offence from 2013
Louise Haigh has resigned as Transport Secretary after it emerged that she had pleaded guilty to a fraud offence a decade ago
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Syrian rebels reach city of Aleppo eight years after being driven out
Thousands of insurgents began advancing through the northwestern region three days ago, seizing a number of towns and villages on the way.
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Hezbollah claims ceasefire with Israel ‘a great victory’
Our foreign affairs correspondent Secunder Kermani is in Beirut.
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Where does the rest of the world stand on assisted dying?
Today’s vote only applies to England and Wales and, as we’ve been hearing, it still has many hurdles to pass before it becomes law.
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‘Assisted dying supported in part because care is failing’, says palliative care doctor
Two people with in-depth experience of end of life care joined us.
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Zimbabwe church leaders under pressure over Smyth scandal
In the wake of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation over Smyth’s abuse, there are growing calls for senior leaders in the Anglican Church in Zimbabwe and South Africa also to face accountability for similar safeguarding failures.
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Smyth scandal: Church of England victims fight for compensation
Victims of John Smyth’s brutal physical and sexual abuse have welcomed a letter from the Church of England’s safeguarding team in which the institution “accepts the harm caused” and offers a meeting with Justin Welby.
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COP29: Politicians play catch-up as business chases profit from green transition
It feels, indeed, like a twin track process, with the world of politicians and diplomats trying to play catch-up in a world where global capitalism senses that money, jobs, profit and The Future lie in the world of green transition.
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‘UK should introduce levy to protect UK-made film and TV’, says Wolf Hall director
We spoke to Peter Kosminsky and began by asking him how much he owes the success of his adaptation to Hilary Mantel’s book.
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UK Banks still lending to oil and gas giant BP – despite climate pledges
A joint investigation from Channel 4 News and the Bureau of Investigative Journalism has found that the UK bank NatWest is continuing to lend to the oil and gas company BP.
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‘What on earth are we doing?’ – Albanian PM tears up speech at COP29
“What on earth are we doing?” – some choice words today from one European leader at the UN’s climate summit in Azerbaijan, as developing countries warned that their survival was not “merely an option”.
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NHS reform: Failing hospitals to be named and shamed
Wes Streeting has been talking today about his plans for the NHS, including a league table which will name and shame failing trusts – so how did that go down?
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Man with autism ‘free’ after 11 years in mental health units
A man with autism and learning difficulties who spent nearly 11 years in mental health units and other inappropriate settings finally has his own home in the community.
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Smyth scandal points to ‘complete systemic failure in the Church’, says Bishop of Gloucester
We were joined by the Bishop of Gloucester, Rachel Treweek.
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Church of England crisis: calls for more bishops to resign
Survivors of the serial child abuser John Smyth have been meeting senior Church of England leaders today in the wake of the Archbishop of Canterbury’s unprecedented decision to resign.
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Sara Sharif: Father takes ‘full responsibility’ for 10-year-old’s death
The father of Sara Sharif has told the Old Bailey he takes “full responsibility” for her death.
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‘Israel is relying on fanatic, crazy people’, says head of Palestinian political party
We were joined by Mustafa Barghouti – a politician in the West Bank and head of the Palestinian National Initiative party.
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Will Trump’s presidency help far-right Israelis annex the West Bank?
Well among Donald Trump’s new appointments is the former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee, who’s been tapped as the new US ambassador to Israel.
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Elon Musk and Fox News host appointed on Trump’s top team
The sweary insults and dark warnings have been swapped for small talk and handshakes.
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Could the Ukraine conflict become a world war?
Until now, the warring parties have remained Russia and Ukraine, and the war has not spread. But could the involvement of North Korea change that?
