22 m. ago Trump grips podium in new health fears as 'he's been to dentist or had a stroke'

The US President, 79, marked the 24th anniversary of September 11 at a ceremony in Washington on Thursday as viewers raised their concerns that he looked 'tired' and 'really bad'

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45 m. ago It’s not too late: the House of Lords can still protect disabled people from this dangerous assisted dying bill | Lucy Webster

MPs passed it without sufficient safeguarding. If there is any point to the upper chamber, it is to give the legislation the open debate we needSign up for our new weekly newsletter Matters of Opinion, where our columnists and writers will reflect on what they’ve been debating, thinking about, reading and moreThe House of Lords has a rare opportunity to prove its worth to the country today, as it begins to debate the assisted dying bill. Personally, I would be in favour of peers throwing out the whole idea, which is what this dangerous and badly written bill surely deserves. But it is unlikely that they will want to go so directly against the Commons, especially on such a controversial issue. So instead I must hope that they listen to disabled people’s groups, as well as legal and medical experts, and at least undo some of the lower house’s most egregious errors.Whether you are for or against the principle of assisted dying (I am pro), we should be able to agree that the passage of ...

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2 h. ago Ocado shares fall as Kroger takes ‘hard look’ at future of US warehouses

Shares in the London-listed company fell by as much as 11% in early trading on Friday as the comments raised concerns among investors.

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2 h. ago Equalities watchdog raises concerns ahead of debate on assisted dying Bill

A record number of peers were set to take part in a two-day debate on the Bill for the first time, beginning on Friday.

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3 h. ago Esther Rantzen 'afraid of dying badly' as she issues heartbreaking assisted death plea

Dame Esther Rantzen has admitted that she is 'afraid of dying badly' as she discussed her assisted dying plans ahead of the assisted dying bill being debated in the House of Lords

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4 h. ago Russia and Belarus launch military exercise that fueled Western concerns

Russia and Belarus have launched a long-planned joint military exercise involving thousands of troops that has raised concern in the West

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10 h. ago 'Handmaiden' of 'African tribe' living in the Scottish woods claims she is pregnant and 'playing a surrogate for the queen'

Fresh concern has been raised over the welfare of a young woman living in a remote woodland camp with a self-proclaimed African 'royal tribe' amid growing speculation that she may be pregnant.

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12 h. ago Record number of peers expected to speak in historic assisted dying Lords debate

Friday will be the first of two days of Second Reading of the Bill, and the furthest assisted dying legislation has gone in Parliament to date.

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20 h. ago Calamity Keir made Mandelson US envoy 'despite warning from security services'

Keir Starmer went ahead with the appointment last year even though concerns were reportedly raised during the vetting process.

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22 h. ago Scotland flags hoisted in Paisley's Ferguslie area raise concerns about what they represent

They have been hung along Blackstoun Road in Paisley following on from similar acts across parts of the nation.

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24 h. ago Potential contactless card changes could give abusers green light, charity fears

Surviving Economic Abuse raised concerns over ‘coerced debt’ but UK Finance said it does not expect immediate changes to the £100 contactless limit.

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25 h. ago Schools face return to ‘dark days’ under education reform plans, expert warns

The Conservative peer raised his concerns as the House of Lords continued its detailed scrutiny of the Children's Wellbeing and Schools Bill.

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36 h. ago Games such as Omaze and McDonald’s Monopoly ‘are normalising gambling’, charity warns

GambleAware raised its concerns about prize draws as some people may not understand the risks associated with them

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60 h. ago ‘Significant’ increases in cancer patients raising concerns about the level of care, charity says

Cancer patients are raising concerns about delays and pressures in the system

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3 d. ago Alarm as WHO accepts increasing amount of dark money from corporate donors

Experts say millions in corporate funding and concealment of donors’ identities raises key conflict-of-interest concernsThe World Health Organization Foundation took an increasing amount of dark money from corporate donors during the three years since its 2020 inception, research has shown, raising concerns among some experts and campaigners that big business is playing a larger role shaping the institution’s policies.Through the end of 2023, the last year for which records were available, the foundation had taken about $83m in corporate donations, and concealed the identity of donors for about 60% of the sum, a new report into the issue states. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Stop Starmer's controversial Chagos surrender, 40 peers and MPs urge Trump

British politicians have written to the US President raising concerns that the agreement is a 'deliberate act of strategic self-harm' by the UK.

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4 d. ago Paralympian peer tells of abuse over assisted dying Bill ahead of Lords debate

Baroness Tanni Grey-Thompson said the proposed legislation ‘could still fall’ if it runs out of time.

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4 d. ago DWP clarifies rules on contacting neighbours during benefit fraud probes

A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has raised concerns that DWP fraud investigators might use neighbours to investigate benefit fraud cases, with DWP now giving their response

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4 d. ago New Antony Real Betis claim raises concern for Man United as 'transfer clause added'

The latest Manchester United transfer news and gossip includes an update on Antony following his move to Real Betis this summer

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5 d. ago How to turn off emergency alert test on your phone as alarm set to sound

Concerns have been raised the alarm could expose concealed phones owned by domestic abuse survivors

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