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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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First Commonwealth memorial outside of London unveiled in Bradford
The first Commonwealth war memorial outside London has been unveiled in Bradford in a ceremony honouring the sacrifice and bravery of veterans from the former British colonies.
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Elizabeth Emblem awarded to those who died in line of duty
More than 30 former firefighters, police officers and public servants who died in the line of duty have become the first recipients of the Elizabeth Emblem.
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Pakistan railway station blast: At least 25 killed and dozens injured
A suicide bomber has blown himself up at a train station in southwestern Pakistan, killing at least 25 people – many of them soldiers and railway staff. Another 50 were injured.
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Trump campaigned on ‘bringing people to the negotiation table’, says former Rubio chief of staff
We speak to Matt Terrill, who was chief of staff for Marco Rubio’s campaign for the Republican presidential nomination.
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What will Trump presidency mean for Ukraine war?
The recriminations have started in the Democratic party, with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi blaming Joe Biden for Kamala Harris losing.
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Gaza: Ceasefire efforts stall as Israeli attacks continue
On Wednesday, Joe Biden will meet Donald Trump in the White House for the start of what the current US President has promised will be a peaceful transition. But the challenges of multiple conflicts around the world have rarely looked so insurmountable.
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LL Cool J on Donald Trump, Quincy Jones and hip hop culture
Don’t call it a comeback. Rapper, film and TV star LL Cool J has a new album out called ‘The FORCE’, 40 years after he became one of hip-hop’s earliest and biggest icons.
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‘I don’t know what the American dream is anymore’, says political strategist Cornell Belcher
We’re joined by Democrat-supporting pollster, political strategist and broadcaster Cornell Belcher.
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Archbishop of Canterbury accepts his ‘incompetence’ in the handling of abuse allegations
The Archbishop of Canterbury accepts his ‘incompetence’ in the handling of abuse allegations against a man now described as the Church of England’s ‘most prolific abuser.’
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America, Britain and EU ‘incapable’ of ‘forcing Israel to spare women and children’, Norwegian Refugee Council says
We spoke to Jan Egeland from the Norwegian Refugee Council who has just returned from Gaza.
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UN: Nearly 70% of Gaza killed are women and children
A new report from the United Nations has said that nearly 70 per cent of people killed in the Gaza war have been women and children.
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Amsterdam violence against Israeli football fans condemned as antisemitic
The Dutch Prime Minister has condemned what he called anti-semitic attacks against Israeli football fans in Amsterdam last night.
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US charges man over alleged Iranian plot to kill Donald Trump
All eyes are now on Mar-a-Lago and who will be in Donald Trump’s new administration.
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Voters should get exactly what they voted for’, says progressive commentator on Trump deportation promise
We’re joined by Lance Trover, a Republican strategist and Lauren Windsor, a progressive activist and commentator.
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Trump doesn’t want ‘major Israeli-Iranian war’, says former State Department diplomat
We were joined by Aaron David Miller, who’s a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and a former State Department diplomat.
