MPs are due to debate the landmark legislation once more on May 16 (Image: Getty)The coming week was due to be another momentous one for assisted dying campaigners. It will now instead be a period of...
Toblerone has announced a change to its instantly recognisable packaging. This comes a year after it faced controversy over how “Swiss” the chocolate is. Toblerone was banned from using the image...
Record numbers of Britons are now members of Dignitas, in a trend campaigners described as “concrete evidence” that people are crying out for greater choice at the end of life. The UK accounted...
Dame Esther has confirmed that her wonder drug is no longer working (Image: Steve Reigate)Dame Esther Rantzen has said it would be “lovely” to meet her late husband Desmond Wilcox again in...
Assisted dying: California man invites BBC to witness his death as Parliament debates new law1 hour agoFergus WalshMedical editorCamilla HorroxGlobal health producerBBCIt's 10am, and in a little over...
It would be “a tragedy” if Parliament fails to approve new laws giving terminally ill people the option of ending their life in peace, the MP championing legislation said. Kim Leadbeater said:...
I sent my dear friend Dame Esther Rantzen a private text yesterday. I didn’t know if she’d be able to read it. The media was buzzing with her daughter Rebecca Wilcox’s heartbreaking news that...
Dame Esther Rantzen, who is currently battling a terminal illness, cannot make the journey to Dignitas for assisted dying her daughter Rebecca Wilcox painfully disclosed. The daughter shared with 5...
'UK crowds are the best': Does home advantage make a difference in esports?12 hours agoAndrew RogersBBC NewsbeatRLCSConventional wisdom tells us professional athletes perform best in front of a home...
Dame Esther Rantzen is no longer responding to her medication, her daughter has revealed. The broadcaster, campaigner and journalist is battling terminal lung cancer. Initially, Dame Esther found a...
Dave Rowntree, the drummer for Blur, was left a significant sum in his ex-wife's will after she travelled alone to end her life. Paola Marra, who was married to the Britpop star from 1994 until their...