The assisted dying Bill is back in the House of Commons on Friday, where MPs will once again debate the controversial issue. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the Bill and how the process might ...

Proposals to legalise assisted dying return to Parliament on Friday backed by Dame Esther Rantzen and Sir Keir Starmer but criticised by some professional medical bodies. MPs will take part in a ...

R&B singer Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The American musician was arrested at a hotel in ...

Pope Leo XIV met at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine on Thursday, in one of his first audiences as pontiff that reaffirmed his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to ...

By Douglas Kruger BY all accounts, the man was a prize sod. But in 1215, when King John reluctantly consented to the terms of ...

Thames Water bosses could see their bonuses blocked as soon as next month under new powers for Ofwat. The Water (Special Measures) Bill gave regulator Ofwat powers to ban bonuses when water companies ...

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa will be replaced as the UK’s spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest, due to “unforeseen circumstances”, the BBC has said. The 32-year-old actor, who grew up in ...

Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders will talk about how to ramp up pressure on Russia on Friday, as the Prime Minister said Vladimir Putin must “pay the price for avoiding peace” in Ukraine. Mr ...

Sarah, Duchess of York, has claimed the late Queen Elizabeth “talks to her” through her corgis. The duchess adopted the late Queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy, with ex-husband Prince Andrew after the ...

Harvey Weinstein’s assistants kept a list of female “friends of Harvey” to invite to events and sometimes considered them a special category for guest lists, an ex-aide has said at the former film ...

Israel and Malta have qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland, as Ireland and Australia lost out in the 2025 competition. Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen, 24, did not ...

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theatre hits as Annie, Bye Bye Birdie and Applause, has died ...