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'The assisted dying Bill is alive and kicking — and stronger than ever'

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...

Influencers fuelling misogyny in schools, teachers say

Influencers fuelling misogyny in schools, teachers say33 minutes agoGeorge WrightBBC NewsGetty ImagesSocial media influencers are fuelling an increase in misogyny and sexism in schools, according to...

Syrians have more freedom after Assad, but could they soon lose it?

Syrians have more freedom after Assad, but could they soon lose it?2 hours agoLina SinjabMiddle East CorrespondentBBCOn the morning of 8 December 2024, I waited anxiously at the Lebanese border,...

Major Prince William and Princess Kate update as pair to miss key royal event

The Prince and Princess of Wales will not be joining King Charles and the rest of the Royal Family for this year's Easter Mattins service. The royal couple, who missed the event last year as it came...

'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts teachers from reporting consensual teen sex

'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts consensual teen sex4 hours agoJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter, BBC News•@_JennyMcKiernanPA MediaA so-called "Romeo and Juliet" clause has been added to new...

My husband died from 'new asbestos' - you need to be aware of its dangers too

Paul Gray, from Shipley, Bradford, developed the long-term lung condition branded the "new asbestos" after inhaling large amounts of crystalline silica dust which can be released from stone when...

Toby Carvery owner apologises for felling 500-year-old oak tree

Toby Carvery owner 'sorry' for felling ancient tree27 minutes agoHarry LowBBC NewsWoodland TrustToby Carvery's chief executive has apologised after the company felled an ancient oak tree and admitted...

Sloth has pioneering surgery to cure toothache

Sloth has pioneering surgery to cure toothache3 hours agoAngela FergusonBBC News, LiverpoolChester ZooA sloth has had pioneering dental surgery to cure toothache.Rico is believed to be the first...

Nigel Farage's seven-word verdict after Supreme Court rules on legal definition of woman

Nigel Farage has reacted with glee to yesterday’s landmark ruling at the UK's Supreme Court that a woman is someone born biologically female. The decision, which excludes transgender women from the...

Plan for GPs to keep millions out of hospital

Plan for GPs to keep millions out of hospital5 minutes agoPhilippa RoxbyHealth reporterGetty ImagesA scheme to support GPs to provide care and advice to patients which avoids them joining long NHS...

China takes brutal 2-word swipe at Donald Trump as global trade war fears soar

The United States has been told to "stop whining" about global trade by a Chinese state media mouthpiece. China Daily accused US President Donald Trump of "hoodwinking" Americans by telling them they...

Concern erupts as Chinese researchers access hundreds of thousands of NHS patient data

Chinese research institutes have accessed NHS data from a major UK study, according to reports. The UK Biobank study holds anonymised information on the health and genetics of half a million...

Westminster's tortuous battle with the gender question

Westminster's tortuous battle with the gender question56 minutes agoBen WrightPolitical correspondentBrian WheelerPolitical reporterGetty ImagesWhat is a woman?In recent years it is a question that...

Felled Enfield oak 'had 50-year life expectancy'

Felled Enfield oak 'had 50-year life expectancy'6 minutes agoHarry LowBBC NewsBBCAn ancient oak felled in a north London park by Toby Carvery's owners was classified last year as a "fine specimen"...

Labour ministers who spent years refusing to accept biology in trans debate

Following today’s explosive Supreme Court ruling that the definition of ‘women’ relates to biological sex, Kemi Badenoch went on the attack against Labour’s past madness. In a jubilant...

Keir Starmer drops biggest clue yet he wants to fool voters with theatre

After months of dithering, division and damaging decisions, last weekend the Labour Government finally found something they want to act urgently on: not illegal immigration, not inflation, not...

Nigel Farage and Reform UK have one huge hole in party that should worry supporters

Reform UK's star is rising in the run up to May's council elections and the Runcorn by-election, in both of which Reform is expected to win big, likely picking up its newest MP. Understandably the...

I've married a river and I've never been happier - except for 1 traumatic experience

Meg married the river Avon in a symbolic ceremony (Image: Charlotte Sawyer / Rave on for the Avon / SWNS)The 28 year old Mrs Meg Avon, who hails from Bristol, was united in matrimony with the River...

Labour panic as 80 MPs at risk of losing seats at next election over welfare cuts

Labour fears at least 80 MPs could lose their seats at the next general election over welfare cuts. Analysis suggests almost 200 Labour MPs have a majority smaller than the number of recipients of...

Mandatory digital IDs for Britons would be cop-out showing Labour's immigration failings

The prospect of mandatory digital ID in the UK has once again reared its ugly head. This time it is being suggested as a way of tackling illegal migration to these shores. All this would do is show...