2 h. ago JK Rowling hails BBC presenter Martine Croxall for rejecting ‘pregnant people’ term live on air

The Harry Potter author, 59, took to social media to praise the BBC presenter, saying: ‘I have a new favourite BBC presenter’

Society

7 h. ago Inside Hong Kong's terrifying 'coffin homes' with 200,000 crammed into cage

More than 200,000 people in Hong Kong, China, live in partitioned shoebox apartments that offer just a few feet of space. They can barely fit a double bed and have become notorious for high rents.

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7 h. ago Health Secretary Wes Streeting says there 'isn't a budget' in NHS for assisted dying law

The Health Secretary - one of the top opponents of the legislation - said assisted dying would take 'time and money' away from other parts of the health service

Society

8 h. ago Wes Streeting warns there is no money in the NHS for assisted dying and helping people to end their lives will mean cuts to treatment for the living

The Health Secretary, who opposed the suicide law passed by MPs last week, said getting the system up and running would take 'time and money' away from other parts of the health service.

Events

17 h. ago A future master of the universe? Wes Streeting sips champagne with elite at 'world's secret government'

The Health Secretary's attended the Bilderberg Meeting in Sweden, sipping champagne in the company of billionaires, bankers and global power brokers.

Politics

20 h. ago Streeting: Assisted dying will take ‘time and money that is in short supply’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said there is no budget for the assisted dying service, indicating cash might have to come from ‘trade-offs’ elsewhere.

Events

34 h. ago Every baby in UK to have DNA mapped under NHS ‘genomics revolution’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said advances in genomics could allow people to “leapfrog” life-threatening illnesses and receive “personalised” care

Politics

36 h. ago The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on our towns

Avian invaders have coastal communities in Britain and beyond in a flap – but people are learning how to live with them Continue reading...

Politics

36 h. ago The seagulls have landed: why gulls are encroaching on Britain’s towns

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Politics

38 h. ago Paige Turley and Stevie Jukes are looking forward to bringing all the gossip from the Pride of Scotland red carpet

Love Island star and Saint Phnx singer can't wait to broadcast live from our People's Oscars.

Events

42 h. ago Every newborn baby in the UK will have DNA screening in NHS 'revolution' to battle killer diseases, Wes Streeting reveals

The health secretary Wes Streeting said new technology in areas such as genomics would help 'leapfrog' illnesses.

Events

43 h. ago Every baby’s DNA ‘to be screened’ on the NHS in bid to detect and prevent disease

The investment in genomics is expected to support the Government’s 10-year plan for the NHS

Politics

43 h. ago DNA technology in line for £650m investment in bid to fight serious illness

The investment in genomics is expected to support the Government’s 10-year plan for the NHS.

Economics

48 h. ago MPs voting to legalise assisted dying is a momentous day for choice

The House of Commons decision to pass Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) bill marks a historic step towards giving people the right to make fundamental decisions about their own lives – as well as how to end them

Events

48 h. 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...

Events

48 h. ago Best meal replacement shakes: Great tasting diet drinks to help with weight loss

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49 h. ago Can anything stop plans for 'death on the NHS'? After MPs vote to LEGALISE assisted dying peers are urged to block or alter 'unsafe' suicide law

The Commons backed allowing medics to help terminally ill people to die this afternoon despite warnings that the legislation is unsafe.

Events

50 h. ago Britain is one step closer to compassionate, kind death for all | Kim Leadbeater

This historic day comes too late for many who supported my bill, but I will never forget their courage and selflessnessKim Leadbeater is Labour MP for Spen ValleyI am relieved and overjoyed by the historic vote on assisted dying in the House of Commons today. The road has been long and hard, and I am very aware that many others have been on that journey since long before I even became an MP. The question of whether to offer choice to people at the end of their lives was first raised in parliament in 1936 – almost a century ago.Since then, terminally ill people have pleaded repeatedly with MPs to heed their simple wish to have control and autonomy at the end of their lives. A courageous few have taken their cases to the courts, even while they confronted the prospect of their own imminent and inevitable deaths. The judges said it was for parliament to decide. Now, at last, the House of Commons has responded, and responded decisively to recognise the justice of their cause.Kim Leadbea...

Events

51 h. 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...

Events

53 h. ago NHS health professionals fear palliative care after Harold Shipman murders

An MP has claimed that health care professionals in the NHS are cautious about administering palliative care following the Harold Shipman murders.

Events