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This is a day like few others at Westminster. MPs have a free vote on an issue of profound social change, an issue of conscience where many have wrestled with questions ranging from morality to practicality. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would apply to England and Wales, will have what is…

Reuters Haigh said she was “sorry” to leave the Cabinet “under these circumstances” Louise Haigh has resigned as transport secretary after pleading guilty to a criminal offence related to incorrectly telling police that a work mobile phone was stolen in 2013. In a letter to Sir Keir Starmer, Haigh said she was “totally committed to…

John Millar/National Trust The Sycamore Gap tree was one of Britain’s most photographed spots Saplings from the felled Sycamore Gap tree are being given to charities, groups and individuals as “trees of hope”. A charity set up to remember murdered schoolgirl Holly Newton in Hexham, Northumberland, and The Rob Burrow Centre for Motor Neurone Disease…

BBC/Joe Phua Russia is targeting Ukraine’s energy infrastructure ahead of the brutally cold winter Amid the monstrous heaps of twisted metal, pools of congealed oil and walls pockmarked by shrapnel, one incongruous detail catches my eye. Patches of snow. Inside a thermal power station. With another Ukrainian winter arriving, the vast turbine hall is full…

Getty Images Polling stations are open until 22:00 local time on Friday The polls have opened for the Irish general election. Voters are able to cast their ballot up until 22:00 local time to choose representatives to serve as Teachtaí Dála (TDs) in the Dáil, the lower house of the Oireachtas (Ireland’s parliament). The next…

A New Zealand warship which crashed into a coral reef before it caught fire and sank had been left on autopilot, an official inquiry has found. Crew members of the HMNZS Manawanui had thought the ship was under manual control while sailing in Samoan waters. All 75 people aboard were evacuated safely. But the submerged…

As shown above, Manchester City are no strangers in turning around a sticky patch of form to go on to win the league. In fact, in four of Guardiola’s six Premier League title-winning seasons, they have overturned gaps of eight points or more. An ability to recover from a string of poor results and embark…

New Delhi [India], November 29 (ANI): Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday condoled the demise of Mangal Munda, the great grandson of tribal icon Birsa Munda who passed away on November 28 night in a hospital at Ranchi. Taking to social media, Modi wrote in a post on X “I am deeply saddened by the…

Beijing, Nov.29: Minister for Foreign Affairs Dr Arjun Rana Deuba took stock of a consulate general of Nepal in Chengdu, China, on Friday.  She received a warm welcome from Consulate General Suresh Raut and other officials. Raut informed about the ongoing activities of the consulate general of Nepal in Chengdu, China, to Foreign Minister Rana. …

Prime Minister Kristen Michal (Reform) was named 2024’s most influential person by media outlet Delfi in its annual rankings, pushing his predecessor Kaja Kallas (Reform) into second place. “Michal won precisely because, as prime minister, he was able to make decisions and direct the drafting of the state budget so that the government began to…