Opponents have voiced concerns that vulnerable people could be coerced into ending their lives. Our political correspondent, helen catt, reports. The noes to the left, 330. The last time mps voted on assisted dying was nearly ten years aGo they opposed changing the law. But a new set of mps will get a new vote in the coming months, after labours Kim Leadbeater came top in a ballot that gives backbench mps time in the commons to propose laws, and said she would put it forward. I also think there is a real sense within parliament that now is the time for this debate. As i say, its nearly ten years since there was last a debate in the chamber. So i think most people. You know, people are nervous, people know how serious this subject is, and i understand that i feel nervous about it but i also think its important enough that we show parliament at its best, actually, which is debating something that we know matters to a huge amount of people. The Broadcaster Dame Esther rantzen has Lung Can
ask her about is the government s new small boats policy, and that s something you re going to be talking about on friday because you re going to head off to paris to see president macron. yes, there is an anglo french summit at the elysee palace, the home of the french president, hosted by emmanuel macron. the prime minister is going on friday morning and a whole load of ministers are going as well. there will be more than a dozen ministers if you add up the ministers on each side, gathering for a one day get together. it ll be about half an hour chat, i would have thought, bilateral, as they are known diplomatically, between the two leaders. lots on the agenda. ukraine, obviously, central. there s a sense that with the northern ireland brexit deal that the relationship is a bit better than it might otherwise have been. quite a lot in personal terms of similarity between the two leaders. both former finance ministers, both former investment bankers. current nerves. ner
embassies within two months. a gunman opens fire at a jehovah s witness hall in the german city of hamburg. police say at least 7 people have been killed, including an unborn baby. hello. it s adam in the studio. and chris in the studio. and in a few minutes time we are going to bejoined around this very set of microphones by the education secretary, gillian keegan. she s quite an interesting character even when she s not being the education secretary, so it ll be interesting to see what she has to say about a whole load of things. one of the things we ll ask her about is the government s new small boats policy, and that s something you re going to be talking about on friday because you re going to head off to paris to see president macron. yes, there is an anglo french summit at the elysee palace, the home of the french president, hosted by emmanuel macron. the prime minister is going on friday morning and a whole load of ministers are going as well. there will be more than
Prime minister netanyahu. The fire at senator Bernie Sanders office in vermont. Investigators late today saying it was arson. President Biden In Baltimore touring the site of the deadly bridge collapse and meeting with First Responders and victims families. The countdown to the Total Eclipse, the excitement causing a Business Boom in some of the most unlikely places. And final four fever in cleveland. Will Caitlin Clark and iowa punch their ticket to the championship tonight announcer this is . Announcer this is Nbc Nightly News with lester holt. Good evening, and welcome. A lot of conversations here in the east today began with the words, did you feel it . Well, potentially tens of millions of people did. An unusually strong earthquake felt from maryland to maine. The shocker sending Tall Buildings swaying in philadelphia, new york, and boston among other places, and a new aftershock shortly before we came on the air this evening. At 4. 8 magnitude, folks in the west would likely have
the tremors felt as far south as washington, d.c., as far north as maine rattling homes, barber shops, coffee shops and now the concern after that new 4.0 aftershock. also tonight, israel s military dismissing two senior officers from their positions after that deadly strike on aid workers. what it now says went wrong. and our nbc news exclusive. my conversation with the families of american hostages nearly six months since hamas abducted them. how do you put one foot in front of the other? like i live my life in agony, in sadness. their new plea to prime minister netanyahu. the fire at senator bernie sanders office in vermont. investigators saying late today it was arson. president biden in baltimore touring the deadly bridge collapse and meeting with first responders and victims families. the countdown to the total eclipse. the excitement causing a business boom in some of the most unlikely places. and final four fever in cleveland. will caitlin clark an