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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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‘We’ve lost the ability to safeguard children on social media’, says mother of murdered teen Brianna Ghey
Brianna Ghey’s mother, Esther Ghey, is now campaigning to raise awareness about the dangers of social media and the “toxic” online world which her daughter came to inhabit. She wants tighter regulation on internet access and more parental controls.
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Daniel Khalife pleads guilty to escaping Wandsworth prison last year
The former soldier Daniel Khalife has changed his plea to guilty and admitted escaping from Wandsworth prison.
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Post Office needs ‘cultural change’ after Horizon scandal, says business secretary
The business secretary Jonathan Reynolds has called for a change of culture at the Post Office, as he gave evidence to the inquiry into the Horizon scandal.
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Trump’s re-election is a ‘heavy defeat for the climate agenda’, says former UN climate adviser
We spoke to former UN senior climate adviser Tom Rivett-Carnac.
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Aid reaching Gaza drops to lowest level in 11 months – official Israeli figures
The amount of aid reaching Gaza has dropped to its lowest level in 11 months, according to official Israeli figures.
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‘Europe needs to keep supporting Ukraine against Russia’, says deputy Czech foreign minister
We spoke to the deputy Czech foreign minister Eduard Hulicius and started by asking him if he thought anything would change between now and the beginning of next year when Donald Trump comes to power?
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Ukraine war: At least six killed in wave of Russian missile and drone attacks
At least six people have been killed and dozens injured in a wave of Russian missile and drone attacks across Ukraine.
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‘We must see a change here’, says reverend calling for Welby’s resignation
We spoke to Dr Ian Paul, who is a reverend and member of General Synod and the Archbishops’ Council.
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‘I remember a man who used religious language to justify violence’ says victim of John Smyth
Mark Stibbe was one of John Smyth’s victims. He’s a former vicar and is now an author.
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Archbishop of Canterbury under pressure to resign over church abuse scandal
The Archbishop of Canterbury’s position is now untenable, according to the Bishop of Newcastle who joined the growing calls for Justin Welby to resign.
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COP29: Political will, not shortage of cash, is the problem
COP29: Around $2.4 trillion annually are required, and on the face of it, those figures look screamingly, painfully, impossible. In fact, though, we are already awash with money.
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Will Trump trigger Ukraine’s defeat?
When Donald Trump collects his keys to the White House on 20 January, Ukraine could be in its weakest position since the start of the war.
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UK needs to ‘update equipment’ and be ‘ready for threats we face’, says Tom Tugendhat
We spoke to the Conservative MP and former army officer Tom Tugendhat, who served in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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Gaza: At least 33 civilians reportedly killed in strike in Jabalia
Violence in the Middle East is a daily nightmare.
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Remembrance Sunday commemorations at Cenotaph
King Charles has led Remembrance Sunday commemorations at the Cenotaph.
