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
of early exposure to peanut butter. why a spoonful for babies may help prevent an allergic reaction. welcome to bbc news. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin for war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent, serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky, has hailed the decision as historic but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous, saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has now left president putin accus
welcome to our viewers on pbs in america and around the globe. the international criminal court has issued an arrest warrant for russia s leader, vladimir putin in connection with war crimes. the court says there are grounds to believe that president putin is personally responsible for the deportation of hundreds of children, from children s homes and orphanages in ukraine for adoption in russia since last year s invasion. it s the first time the court has ordered the arrest of a prominent serving political leader. ukraine s president zelensky has hailed the decision as historic, but moscow dismissed the announcement as outrageous , saying it doesn t recognise the jurisdiction of the court. our diplomatic correspondent, james landale, reports from kyiv. it is a war that he ordered. a war that brought death and devastation. a war that sent millions fleeing for their lives. but it is one that has now left president putin accused of war crimes by an international court and even