And it leads people to take decisions that are lonely, isolating and incredibly risky, just like my father. And, really, what the law should do is protect people. The noes to the left, 330. Its been almost ten years since mps voted against assisted dying. Since then, countries including canada, australia and New Zealand have legalised it. High profile figures like Dame Esther rantzen have reignited the debate. She has terminal lung cancer, and the Prime Minister gave her a personal commitment that hed allow a Debate And Vote in the commons. A Labour Mp has now taken up the cause and will introduce her own bill later this month. I think the mood has changed publicly, and i think it probably has changed within parliament, so i have spoken to quite a lot of the new intake of mps, and they think the time is right to have this debate. They are nervous in some respects as am i, because its such an important issue and its such an emotive issue. And i really hope that, for my part, i can facil
Well come. We start in poltava, ukraine. Where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraine s defence ministry says at least 51 people have been killed, with 219 injured. The attack occurred at a military communications institute, in the central eastern part of the country. These images verified by the bbc show the aftermath of that attack. The country s defence ministry says people were hit as they headed to bomb shelters. Emergency workers are trying to rescue survivors from the rubble. President zelensky vowed to hold those responsible to account for the attack. Nick beake is at the scene, and has just sent us this report, which contains some distressing images. The missiles tore through the ukrainian military academy at 9 o clock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. Army medics battle to save the injured. Hold on, he shouts, you re a good lad. Tonight we arrived in a stunned city. Th
Its 6am in singapore, and one 1am in poltava in ukraine where russia has carried out one of the deadliest strikes in months. Ukraines Defence Ministry says at least 51 people have been killed, with 219 injured. The attack occured at a military communications institute, in the central eastern part of the country. These images verified by The Bbc show the aftermath of that attack. The countrys Defence Ministry sayS People were hit as they headed to bomb shelters. Emergency workers are trying to rescue survivors from the rubble. President zelensky vowed to hold those responsible to account for the attack. Biv Nick Beake is at the scene, and has just sent us this report, which contains some distressing images. The missiles tore through the ukrainian Military Academy at nine oclock this morning, just as lessons were starting, levelling huge parts of the complex and killing dozens instantly. Army Medics Battle to save the injured. Hold on, he shouts, youre a good lad. Tonight we arrived in a
about that grandchild you don t claim, he broke royal protocol. he does something wrong. he is allowed to get mad. sandra: america reports kicks off hour two with that. i m sandra smith in new york. great to be back with you. john: i m chuckling, reminiscent of the last president who woke up every day to bad news. the report on biden goes on to soften the blow of biden s outbursts with an ex claimer, seeing screaming is a sign of respect. sandra: and cbs news biden s grandfatherly appeal may be absent overseas at nato summit. 68% of americans say they are concerned about biden s age. is the m ed why spinning for the president? john: the president does have a full plate overseas, including a high stakes meeting with volodymyr zelenskyy. he wants into nato, but they say not yet. and kurt volker knows what s at stake better than almost anyone. he joins us this hour. but first. sandra: this developing story. when is enough enough? gender transition surgery is potent
tonight, but also getting to nikki haley. i saw your coverage of nikki haley in the last hour. just a little before you started that. in new hampshire tonight. she was asked a pretty simple question. what was the cause of the civil war? she managed to give an answer that did not include the words slavery. we re going to show you that later in this hour, and explain why she gave that answer. lawrence, i m looking forward to that because i saw also that same comment after we did our segment so i m glad you re covering it. thank you, jonathan. thanks, lawrence. on christmas day a 77-year-old criminal defendant facing racketeering charges and other felonies in four jurisdictions said that his prosecutors should rot in hell. and unlike every other criminal defendant who has said that, he didn t mumble it to himself bitterly, alone in his jail cell, awaiting trial. he dn t say it angrily to a cell mate. he said it through the reach of social media to the world, and while he