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MPs today voted not to approve the assisted dying bill at its second reading. The bill, which was brought back to the Commons after being blocked…

MPs have been debating a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. The bill would allow terminally ill adults with less than six months…

Assisted dying bill sponsor opens debate with criticism of LordsLabour MP Lauren Edwards, the bill’s sponsor, is the first to speak.She has criticised the House of…

MPs who voted for and against assisted dying have urged their respective sides not to take the “extraordinary risk” of forcing through the bill using an…

Once in a while, footsoldiers of the House of Commons, you are able to make history by leaving your own indelible footprints on the social fabric.…

I was elected to Westminster two years ago, when the country was crying out for change and looking to parliament to tackle the big issues that…

The feeling, said Sarah Burns of her sister’s last days, is one of overwhelming guilt.“You feel really guilty, and helpless,” she says. “Because we knew what…

Billionaire Warren Buffett omitted Bill Gates′ foundation from his annual donations this year after disclosures of the Microsoft co-founder’s ties to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.…

Of the various dimensions of the affordability crisis weighing on US families, housing probably weighs heaviest. The typical home price has risen above five times the…

British foreign correspondents could be at risk of prosecution if they use sources within state-backed groups in countries such as Iran under national security legislation being…