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Focus on families, says MP behind assisted dying bill
The MP behind a move to legalise assisted dying has urged politicians to focus on the families affected by “harrowing deaths” of some terminally ill people when they decide whether to back it or not. MPs will get their first chance to debate and vote on Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill…
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Under-18s would not have conceded six goals – Rooney
Plymouth Argyle head coach Wayne Rooney says the club’s junior team could have done better than his first XI in the 6-1 loss at Norwich City. The Pilgrims were second-best for much of the game and could have conceded more goals had Norwich not been as wasteful with their chances, especially in the first half.…
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Namibians vote as ruling party seeks to extend 34-year rule
Voting is under way in Namibia in what could be the most competitive election since independence from white-ruled South Africa 34 years ago. Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is seeking to become the country’s first female president. She is running on behalf of the governing South West Africa’s People’s Organisation (Swapo), to replace Hage Geingob, who died in…
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Remains exhumed from cemetery in search for Troubles dead
The body set up to find the remains of the Disappeared has carried out an exhumation at a cemetery in County Monaghan. The Disappeared are those who were abducted, murdered and secretly buried during The Troubles in Northern Ireland. The Independent Commission for the Location of Victims’ Remains (ICLVR) said it received information about suspicious…
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Hill traffic ticket dropped after police detainment
Two months after NFL star Tyreek Hill was pulled from his car and handcuffed outside his home stadium during a traffic stop, the citations a police officer gave him have been dropped. Police bodycam footage shows the Miami Dolphins wide receiver lying face down on the road while an officer kneels on his back. Hill…
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Gambling slots to be limited to £5 per spin
The amount of money people can place on a single online slots bet will be restricted as part of a wider government overhaul to tackle gambling addiction. A £5 per spin limit will apply to all adults aged 25 and over with a £2 per spin limit for 18 to 24-year-olds. The Department for Culture,…
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Plan to boost NHS dental treatments 'not on track', says watchdog
The £200m rescue package to increase access to NHS dentistry in England this year is not on track, a spending watchdog says. The dental recovery plan published by the Conservative government in February set a target of 1.5 million extra treatments in 2024-25. To achieve that, dentists were offered an increase in payments for seeing…
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'The IVF postcode lottery is not fair'
BBC Hannah Newby will start treatment towards trying to have a family with her husband Dave in January Hannah Newby has a chance to have the family she’s “always dreamed of” on the NHS. The 33-year-old was diagnosed with Turner syndrome in 2023, a genetic disorder that had unknowingly caused her to go through early…
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Australian officer who Tasered 95-year-old guilty of manslaughter
A police officer who Tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia symptoms at an Australian care home has been found guilty of her manslaughter. Kristian White, 34, used his weapon on Clare Nowland after the great-grandmother was found wandering with a small kitchen knife in the early hours of 17 May 2023. Her death a week…
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Inquiry families still fear hospital building safety
BBC Families say they have been shocked by the evidence at the inquiry Families at the centre of a public inquiry into Scotland’s biggest hospital campus say they still have concerns over the safety of the buildings. Relatives have been sickened by the evidence at the inquiry and say they have not been reassured the…