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MPs to discuss ban on assisted dying adverts as Bill returns to Parliament
A ban on advertising assisted dying is to be debated as the controversial Bill returns to Parliament. The regulation of substances to be used by a terminally ill person to bring about their death is ...
Parents whose sons are losing ability to walk face ‘nightmare’ battle with NHS
Families are now facing a postcode lottery over who gets the drug givinostat, which can slow progress of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
LCD Soundsystem honour Brian Wilson and Sly Stone at residency’s opening night
LCD Soundsystem have paid tribute to Brian Wilson and Sly Stone at the opening night of their eight-date residency at London’s Brixton Academy.
100,000 electric vehicle charging points to be installed with £381m funding
Some 100,000 street-side electric vehicle (EVs) charging points will be installed across England as a result of £381 million funding, ministers have said. The cash aims to help the uptake of electric ...
Air India crash investigations continue as British victims are named
Air India confirmed there was only one survivor – a UK national – out of the 242 people on board the Boeing 787 Dreamliner when it crashed into a medical college shortly after take-off from Ahmedabad ...
William praises rangers who protect ‘awe-inspiring’ rhinos
The prince filmed an introduction for the latest episode of his documentary series shining a light on those working to protect the environment.
Gaelic scholars’ island home reopens after major restoration
The National Trust for Scotland is celebrating the reopening of Canna House in the Inner Hebrides, which was home to John Lorne Campbell and Margaret Fay Shaw, who built up a major collection of ...
Singing cicadas brought back to UK from France after disappearing in 1990s
The New Forest cicada, Cicadetta montana, was once found across the New Forest but the last confirmed sightings were in the 1990s. Conservationists believe the insects became extinct in the UK because ...
Lee Carsley confident of improvement from England Under-21s
England Under-21s boss Lee Carsley is confident there is more to come from his squad after the holders opened their European Championship campaign with a “scruffy” 3-1 win over the Czech Republic ...
Badenoch to call for end to oil and gas windfall tax and ban on new licences
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch is set to call for an end to the windfall tax on oil and gas companies and the ban on new licences. The energy profits levy was put in place under the previous Conservative ...
Police come under attack for fourth night in Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland’s police chief said ‘bigots and racists’ behind earlier nights of unrest in the region would be arrested.
Tributes paid to Britons feared killed in Air India plane crash
One of those believed to have died was running a spiritual wellness centre and appeared on ITV’s This Morning earlier this year.