9 h. ago Hospices warn of facing ‘huge implications’ after assisted dying Bill passed

MPs voted 314 to 291 in favour of the legislation at third reading on Friday.

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11 h. ago Voices: My husband wanted to go to Dignitas: the new assisted dying bill wouldn’t have helped him

As the right-to-die legislation passes its final Commons hurdle, Mary Dejevsky explains how it falls far short of helping those who might have been pinning their hopes on it, namely people like her late partner with chronic progressive conditions such as Parkinson’s disease

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68 h. ago Bernard Lacombe dies: France Euros winner and World Cup record holder passes aged 72

France icon Bernard Lacombe has died at the age of 72 after a stellar career that saw him win Euro 1984 with Les Blues and also become a World Cup holder with tributes pouring in

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3 d. ago EasyJet passengers 'thought they were going to die' as plane filled with smoke

The easyJet flight from Cyprus to Bristol was forced to land in Turkey due to the smell of smoke on the aircraft, with one passenger revealing the 'mayhem' it caused on board

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7 d. ago Air India crash survivor 'watched air hostesses and passengers die' before him

British national Vishwash Kumar Ramesh, 40, is the only survivor of the Air India Flight 171, which crashed in Gujarat on Thursday.

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8 d. ago Air India pilots pictured as tragic final words before horror crash released

The plane took off from Ahmedabad in India and was bound for Gatwick when it crashed just past the airport's runway - all but one of the flight's 242 passengers died

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9 d. ago Teenager dies in horror crash soon after wedding as young bride left heartbroken

Jerry Maloney, 19, died while he was a passenger in a pick-up truck involved in a single-vehicle collision on Thursday.

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9 d. ago 'Inspiring' hospital chaplain dies as tributes paid to 'passionate and compassionate' woman

Reverend Captain Katie Watson has been described as a "unique, inspiring, passionate and compassionate" person who had touched thousands of lives.

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9 d. ago Two women die in horror crash as pensioner fights for life in hospital

A 32-year-old driver and a 77-year-old passenger have died in a two-car smash on a busy Scots road.

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1 week ago Frederick Forsyth dies: Day of the Jackal author and former MI6 agent passes away aged 86

Day of the Jackal author Frederick Forsyth has died after a brief illness at the age of 86.

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1 week ago Search underway for six missing passengers from Cessna plane that crashed off San Diego coast

Six people were aboard the small twin-engine Cessna 414 when it crashed Sunday afternoon off the coast of San Diego.

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1 week ago Elizabeth Line incident: Person dies at Hanwell station with passengers facing major delays

Major disruption on the Elizabeth line, the Heathrow Express and Great Western railway after death

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1 week ago Schoolboy, 14, pleaded 'I don't want to die' as he was held by passers

The tearful parents of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed to death in broad daylight yesterday have left a picture of him outside the pub in north Manchester where he was brutally attacked.

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2 w. ago Yoga classes resume at San Diego beach as court says they are ‘protected speech’

Instructors Steven Hubbard and Amy Baack had sued after a city ordinance restricted such activities on the beachYoga classes are back on at San Diego beaches this week after a federal appeals court ruled that a city ordinance restricting such activities was unconstitutional and that teaching yoga was “protected speech”.The three-judge panel of the US ninth circuit court of appeals on Wednesday overruled a San Diego judge and decided in favor of two instructors who had sued over a law that San Diego passed in 2024 banning yoga classes of four or more people at shoreline parks and beaches. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Young mum dies after passing out in hot tub and waking up to skin peeling off

Mum-of-one Gabriele Cristine Barreto de Freita, 24, died after she hit her head when jumping into a hot tub, knocking her out, only to find her skin peeling away when she woke up

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3 w. ago Peter Kwong dead: Big Trouble in Little China star dies as co

Martial arts star and Big Trouble in Little China actor Peter Kwong has died at the age of 73, with the star passing away in his sleep earlier this week

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3 w. ago Diego Maradona homicide trial collapses after judge appeared in documentary

Judge Julieta Makintach has stood down from the trial into the death of Argentina international footballer Diego Maradona, who passed away in 2020 at the age of 60

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3 w. ago Alan Yentob dies aged 78: Former BBC executive and TV presenter who served as director of television passes away after illness as Dawn French and Amol Rajan lead tributes

Alan Yentob (pictured) joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts.

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3 w. ago Alan Yentob dies aged 78: Former BBC executive and TV presenter who served as director of television passes away

Alan Yentob (pictured) joined the BBC as a trainee in 1968 and held positions as controller of BBC One and BBC Two, director of television, head of music and arts.

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4 w. ago Moment wife of OceanGate CEO hears Titan sub imploding caught on camera

Footage released to the BBC shows Wendy Rush - whose great, great grandparents died on The Titanic - hearing the implosion in which her husband and four paying passengers died

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