35 minutes ago Pakistan ends lockdown of its capital after Imran Khan supporters are dispersed by police

Authorities have reopened roads linking Pakistan’s capital with the rest of the country, ending a four-day lockdown, after using tear gas and firing into the air to disperse supporters of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan who demanded his release from prison

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1 hour ago MPs will vote, but there is a better way to decide who has the right to die | Rafael Behr

In an age of cynicism and mistrust, politicians must work harder to involve the public in difficult decisionsWhen MPs vote this Friday on assisted dying, they will be trying to answer two questions folded into one. First comes the ethical choice. Is it ever permissible for one person to help someone else take their own life? Then comes the regulatory challenge. Under what conditions might that permission be granted in law?It isn’t easy to separate those considerations. Sometimes you have to work through scenarios of implementation before arriving at a view on the prior principle. But when legislation is being drafted, the two questions must logically be answered in sequence, not in parallel. When and how are only relevant debates if the answer to the question of whether assisted dying c...

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2 hours ago Massachusetts man who spent decades in prison for a murder he didn't commit is awarded $13 million

A Massachusetts man who spent 27 years in jail for a murder he claims that he didn't commit has been awarded $13 million by a jury

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2 hours ago Liverpool news: Mohamed Salah transfer theory emerges as furious fans claim made

Liverpool take on Real Madrid in the Champions League at Anfield with Arne Slot hoping to move the discussion away from Mohamed Salah's future and back to his team's performances

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3 hours ago Ian Wright delivers 'perfect' Man United prediction with Ruben Amorim transfer claim

Latest Manchester United news and gossip as Ian Wright makes a Premier League prediction for United in Ruben Amorim's first season

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3 hours ago Youth detention center leader found guilty of holding boy, 14, down while he was raped

Bradley Asbury faces a maximum prison term of 20 years on each of the two counts of being an accomplice to aggravated sexual assault he was convicted on

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4 hours ago RICHARD EDEN: Soho's famous Groucho Club was the haunt of the famous and fashionable

Today all members of the Groucho Club in Soho were refused entry after it was shut down by the police having allegedly been the scene of a 'serious criminal offence'

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4 hours ago British diplomat expelled by Vladimir Putin for 'spying' is named as Wilkes Edward Pryor

Wilkes Edward Pryor allegedy spied in Russia, it is reported, and has now been expelled by Vladimir Putin out of the nation - and must leave within just two weeks

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5 hours ago Harvey Weinstein files legal claim alleging lack of medical care and hygiene at Rikers Island jail

Harvey Weinstein’s lawyers have filed a legal claim against New York City over allegedly substandard medical treatment and unhygienic conditions

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