67 h. ago Man accused of assisting Russia ‘planned to pass on Grant Shapps information’

Howard Phillips is on trial over allegedly intending to assist the RIS by helping people he believed were agents working for Moscow.

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2 w. ago The arithmetic is tricky for a Shell bid for BP today. Next year may be different

Shell says it has ‘no intention’ of making an offer for BP. But if its share price rises, the numbers could work BP is a sitting duck for a takeover bid by most criteria. Its share price has underperformed rivals’ for years. The latest strategic “re-set” was a bits-and-pieces production involving disposals, which do not happen overnight, plus a dilution of green energy ambitions that upset one sub-set of shareholders and didn’t go far enough according to another. Meanwhile, the chair, Helge Lund, is set to exit next year after being pursued by an activist investor.So Shell, the most credible possible bidder by a distance, would be asleep at the wellhead if it were not taking a look and calculating what costs could be removed, which development licences it fancies and how regulators and governments might react. That’s standard stuff, and Shell, one assumes, will have maintained a version of such modelling for about 20 years, which is roughly as long as tales of a combination of the t...

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2 w. ago Trump administration slaps down UK after MPs pass assisted dying bill

The Trump administration claimed Britain was legalising ‘state-subsidised suicide’

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2 w. ago Manchester Airport retains 'good' rating for disabled passengers

The airport was praised for 'enhancing the passenger experience' for disabled passengers and offering 'high quality, timely assistance'

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2 w. ago Edinburgh and Glasgow Prestwick airports given 'needs improvement' rating over disabled passenger assistance

Aviation regulator warns of “huge challenge” amid “dramatic” rise in demand

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2 w. ago Three UK airports told they must make improvements in damning report

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has rated the UK's busiest airport, Heathrow, as needing improvement in how it assists passengers with disabilities or reduced mobility

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2 w. ago Governors of Western states give mixed reactions to proposed federal land sell

A Republican-sponsored proposal before Congress to mandate the sale of federal public lands is getting a mixed reception from the governors of Western states

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2 w. ago Reform 'set to repeal assisted dying legislation in next general election' if it passes through Lords

Nigel Farage's party is expected to promise to reverse the law in its next manifesto, assuming the legislation passes in the Lords.

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3 w. ago Terminally ill woman reacts to government passing the assisted dying bill

Terminally ill Frank Tate-Sutton has shown her live reaction after hearing that MP's have voted to approve a historic bill that could legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

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3 w. ago Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after MPs pass bill

Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panelTerminally ill people in England and Wales are to be given the right to an assisted death in a historic societal shift that will transform end-of-life care.After months of argument, MPs narrowly voted in favour of a private member’s bill introduced by Labour’s Kim Leadbeater, which could become law within four years. Continue reading...

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3 w. 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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3 w. ago Assisted dying bill passes the Commons by just 23 votes as Starmer backs historic change – latest

314 MPs voted in favour of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday afternoon

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3 w. ago What is the Assisted Dying Bill? MPs pass controversial law after impassioned debate

The Private Member’s Bill calls for terminally ill people in England and Wales to be given the right to choose to end their life

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3 w. ago Assisted dying set to become law in England and Wales after bill passed by MPs

Terminally ill people with less than six months to live will have right to choose procedure after approval from doctors and panelUK politics live – latest updatesAssisted dying is set to become law after a historic vote in parliament, as MPs passed Kim Leadbeater’s bill by 314 to 291 votes, a majority of 23, to legalise the procedure for terminally ill people.Keir Starmer backed the bill, which will head to the House of Lords, though peers are not expected to block its progress. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Assisted dying Bill passed by MPs after landmark House of Commons vote

The law proposes that terminally ill adults in England and Wales with fewer than six months to live would be able to apply for an assisted death

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3 w. ago UK ‘behind curve’ on assisted dying among progressive nations, says Kim Leadbeater

Exclusive: On eve of Commons vote, MP says legislators may not get another chance to ‘do the right thing’ for 10 yearsThe UK is “behind the curve” on assisted dying among progressive nations, the bill’s sponsor Kim Leadbeater has said on the eve of one of the most consequential votes for social change in England and Wales.The Labour MP told the Guardian that the circumstances may never be right again to pass such a bill, which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales for those terminally ill with less than six months to live, subject to approval by two doctors and a panel of experts. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Back my assisted dying bill or face another decade of death without dignity, Kim Leadbeater warns MPs

Kim Leadbeater said she is confident the assisted dying bill will pass on Friday

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3 w. ago Dame Esther Rantzen’s daughter ‘hopeful’ assisted dying Bill can pass major vote

MPs will gather for the next major vote on the Bill on Friday, which could see it either fall or progress to the Lords.

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4 w. ago Heathrow Airport staff to go on strike next week as holidaymakers issued warning

Unite said around 800 of its members who assist passengers with restricted mobility will step up industrial action next week

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last month Business news live: FTSE 100 flat as UK economy stalls after Asia stocks down overnight

Market reaction and business news ahead of the government’s spending review

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