Its thursday, 29th of february. Our main story. A group of mps have urged ministers to consider the implications for the uk, if assisted dying is legalised in the isle of man and jersey. The Health Select committee has published a report, which it hopes will provide evidence for future debates about the law. Opponents say the current legislation prevents people from coming under pressure to end their lives. Heres our medical editor, fergus walsh. The mps dont Make Recommendations for or against assisted dying. Rather, the aim of their report is to serve as a basis for debate on what they call this difficult, sensitive, yet crucial subject. More and more countries in europe have legalised assisted dying in some form, along with new zealand, australia, canada and ten states in the us. The mps say they saw no evidence that palliative and end of life care had deteriorated as a result, and in some instances it had improved. The Committee Calls for more money for hospices in england, which o
and it is still chilly out there but today for some of you a little bit more clout and one or two rain showers. i will have the four for forecast and detail later on. it s wednesday the 10th of january. the prime minister will face questions in parliament today over the post office horizon it scandal which saw hundreds of innocent sub postmasters wrongly sentenced for fraud and theft. the former post office boss paula vennells yesterday bowed to public pressure to give up her cbe but more questions remain over the number of government contracts that are still being awarded to fujitsu, which supplied the faulty it system, and the delays in quashing convictions and awarding compensation. our political correspondent peter saull has the latest. it was an announcement that added insult to their injury, depicted in the recent itv drama. paula vennells has got the cbe. joking! but now the former boss of the post office has agreed to hand back her honour, adding that she was truly so
The National Education Union says the reasons for absences can be complicated and arise from outside circumstances such as poverty, SEND and mental health issues, as well as a lack of support services for families outside of schools.
The mayor s office described the study as misleading as it only looked at central london. nine london schools have been designated attendance hubs by the government, to try to tackle a rise in truancy. the schools, which all have excellent attendance records, will share their expertise with others that are struggling. more than one in five children in england are now classed as persistently absent from school. before the pandemic, it was one in ten. when we go into hospital for treatments or to visit someone, it s natural to feel anxious and stressed. but at the royal london hospital they ve tried to change the mood by becoming a concert venue twice a week. it was the idea of an eminent gynaecologist who devoted his career to this particular trust. they re not meant to sit and listen. theyjust pass through, they pick up a strand of music as they go through, give a smile, thumbs up. when words fail, music speaks, and we ve had plenty of evidence that that s really true. so i think i