69 minutes ago Liz Truss opposes assisted dying bill saying NHS should be ‘protecting lives, not ending them’ – UK politics live

The Telegraph, which first reported Truss’s stance, also said Theresa May and Boris Johnson were against the billGood morning. We have got PMQs later, which means party politics will probably dominate for much of the day in the chamber, but increasingly MPs are preoccupied with a free vote, non-partisan matter, the vote on the assisted dying bill on Friday. This morning there are at least two interesting developments on that story.Three former Conservative prime ministers are all opposed to the bill, the Telegraph is reporting. The paper has a quote from Liz Truss who says:It is wrong in principle: organs of the state like the NHS and the judicial system should be protecting lives, not ending them.No doubt, as we have seen in Canada, vulnerable people would be put under appalling pressu...

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84 minutes ago Jude Bellingham felt like a 'scapegoat' as Real Madrid star speaks out on England's Euro 2024 heartache

Midfielder admits he “lost” his smile during run to final this summer

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92 minutes ago Zayn Malik issues urgent warning to fans and pleads for people to stay safe

Zayn Malik was forced to postpone his UK and US tour dates following Liam Payne’s tragic death in October, with the former One Direction star reuniting with his bandmates at the singer’s funeral last week

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1 hour ago Heartbreak as two baby elephants die at British zoo in devastating circumstances

A UK zoo has issued a devastating statement following the tragedy after the two seriously endangered Asian elephants lost their babies

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1 hour ago "It doesn't feel safe now": Visitor's car 'surrounded by thugs with machetes' at Dovestone Reservoir

"What is the world coming to? Absolutely vile people."

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2 hours ago Single mother of teenagers, 43, says she is 'disgusted' with herself because she 'accidentally' slept with a 19

A woman revealed on British parenting platform Mumsnet, saying she was freaking out because she slept with a 19-year-old by mistake after invited people back to her house for drinks

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2 hours ago Khéphren Thuram on father Lilian: ‘It’s a beautiful thing – listening to him makes me grow’

The Juventus midfielder discusses his father’s activism, what Thierry Henry always told him and how Douglas Luiz views the challenge of facing Aston Villa“I don’t know if it was destiny,” says a beaming Khéphren Thuram over a video call from Turin, but all the same he can glimpse a certain poetry in his journey. Born in Italy, the son of the great Juventus defender Lilian Thuram, now running the midfield in those same black and white stripes. “It’s a beautiful story,” he says. “People outside see the romance in it. But I’m just doing my job.”On Wednesday his job takes him to Villa Park in the Champions League, the first time the 23‑year‑old will play competitively on English soil. Not that he will be underprepared. His teammate Douglas Luiz has already briefed him on thei...

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2 hours ago Carla Ward: ‘People hang on Emma Hayes’s every word, and rightly so – she’s the best’

The former Aston Villa manager on helping USA to Olympic glory, pushing herself to the limit and a return to the dugoutFully in “holiday mode”, Carla Ward had enjoyed a few drinks when the surprise phone call came from Emma Hayes. The USA head coach was asking her to come and work for her during a large sporting event taking place in France in July and August. “I’ll be really honest, I’d had a few glasses of wine or a few strawberry daiquiris, I can’t remember which, and I didn’t take it seriously,” the former Aston Villa manager recalls. “I was like: ‘I’ve got a holiday booked, let me see if I can change it.’ And my friend said: ‘What is wrong with you? This is the Olympics!’ – then it dropped in my brain. Emma meant: ‘Come to the Olympics.’”Ward is certainly glad she said yes. The 40-...

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