4 d. ago A senator’s wife, a tragic suicide and bullying claims: Strand Books owner accuses late assistant of major theft in new twist

Exclusive: Nancy Bass Wyden told The Independent that Brandon O’Brien made a ‘deliberate effort ... to ingratiate himself with [my] children over time, gaining their trust in order to twist isolated interactions and steal from me and my family’

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2 w. ago Legalising assisted suicide would 'put a price on my head', warns disabled peer who fears he could be 'killed' if bill is passed

Tory peer Lord Shinkwin said that the legislation is 'the stuff of nightmares' and 'gives the State a license to kill the wrong type of people', adding: 'I am the wrong type.'

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2 w. ago Assisted dying: Terminally ill ‘distressed’ by Theresa May’s suicide remark

The legislation is back in the House of Lords for further debate.

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2 w. ago Theresa May accused of being ‘deeply insensitive’ after referring to assisted dying as ‘suicide’

Exclusive: The former prime minister was urged to reflect on her choice of words after her intervention in a Lords debate on assisted dying last week was dubbed ‘deeply cruel’

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3 w. ago Man charged with selling chemicals to assist with suicide after two deaths

Miles Cross, 33, was arrested in January in connection with the sale of a substance to assist with suicide - with officers investigating two deaths linked to four packages sold online

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3 w. ago Man, 33, is charged with encouraging or assisting suicide after 'selling chemical compound on online forum'

Miles Cross, of Wrexham, North Wales, was charged after police launched an investigation into a business selling a substance via an online forum.

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3 w. ago Iconic children's author who wrote The Paper Bag Princess says he'll die by assisted suicide after dementia diagnosis

Robert Munsch, a ubiquitous children's book author suffering from dementia and Parkinson's disease, has announced that he will die by physician assisted suicide.

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3 w. ago Theresa May warns legalising assisted suicide could mean disabled are 'pressurised to end their lives' as battle begins to block legislation in House of Lords TODAY

The former prime minister told peers that the plans could have a catastrophic impact on disabled people, those with chronic physical illness or mental health problems.

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