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
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president biden. we are expecting him to speak very shortly on this. he just come back from his trip around asia. my back from his trip around asia. my from our studio in singapore. this is a bbc news. it s newsday. let s start with some breaking news for you. i gunman has shot dead at least 1a students and a teacher at a primary school in the us state of texas. the students were in second, third and fourth grades, meaning they were between the ages of 7 10. the governor of the state, greg abbott, said the suspected attacker was 18 year old salvador ramos, who is believed to be killed by law enforcement officers. the shooting was in the city of uvalde, around 135 km west of san antonio at the robb elementary school. the assailant is thought to have had a handgun and possibly a rifle, and the white house as president biden will continue to be briefed resident regularly as expected. we ve just seen him arrive at that airbase off his trip from asia, and that a state that s
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he says the nation needs clarity . france s far right leader, marine le pen, has welcomed mr macron s decision to call the snap vote. she said her party is ready to take over power if entrusted to do so, promising to end mass migration and make france live again . let s take a closer look at our first projection of what the european parliament will look like. as well as france, far right parties have to have made substantial gains across many countries, including germany, austria and the netherlands. the french far right leader, marine le pen, spoke following the announcement of the results of the european parliament election. translation: the french have spoken and this historic election shows - that when the people vote, the people win. by giving more than 32% to the national rally, the french have just given us their highest score, all parties combined, in a0 years. it is a real emotion to see this beautiful popularforce rising up throughout the country. and here s p