Some MPs have indicated that their continued support at a further vote is contingent on being assured of appropriate safeguards in the Bill. Among them was Conservative grandee Sir David Davis, who ...

Kim Leadbeater describes herself as a “proud Yorkshire woman” and someone who has always been “very driven and determined”. She is the sister of Jo Cox, who was Batley and Spen’s MP until she was ...

John MacKinnon, 47, was murdered by his brother-in-law Finlay MacDonald in a spree of violence on Skye and the Scottish ...

More bodies buried under the mud were retrieved in eastern Uganda and an injured person died in a hospital, bringing the ...

Small parties should get representation on the committee which will scrutinise assisted dying rules, MPs have urged. Liz Saville Roberts, Plaid Cymru Westminster leader, said their implications for ...

Opponents of assisted dying vowed to fight on after Kim Leadbeater’s Bill passed its first Commons hurdle on Friday. MPs voted in favour of Ms Leadbeater’s proposals by a margin of 330 to 275 after ...

Two children and a 50-year-old were taken to hospital in Deir al-Balah, where a doctor confirmed they had died of suffocation ...

The owner of the Danish butter brand announced a trial aimed at tackling climate-heating methane emissions produced by cows during digestion.

The BBC licence fee will increase in line with inflation each year until 2027, rising in April to £174.50, the Government has announced.

Janey Godley’s hearse was showered with roses as hundreds of fans gathered to watch it travel along Edinburgh’s Royal Mile. The Scottish comedian’s coffin was driven down the famous street in ...

Early Black Friday spending has surged against last year in a welcome boost for under-pressure retailers, although slightly fewer shoppers hit the high street. Online retailers have witnessed a ...

Independent MP Shockat Adam had seconds left at the end of Parliament’s Friday sitting to present his Bill to recognise the state of Palestine.