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
Good afternoon. Her brutal murder shocked britain, and now an independent report into the killing of Sarah Everard has found the man responsible should never have been a Police Officer, and several opportunities to stop him offending were missed. Wayne couzens is serving a whole Life Sentence for sarahs rape and murder, and was off duty when he kidnapped the 33 year old, under the false guise of an arrest. The chair of the inquiry into his conduct and background, says without a radical overhaul of Police Vetting and recruitment, theres nothing to stop another couzens operating in plain sight. June kelly is live in central london, with the very latest. Clive, lady elish angiolini, the seniorjudge who produced the report, has come up with 16 recommendations to stop another potential Wayne Couzens. Some of these recommendations are related to betting, others to the way the police deal with the crime of Indecent Exposure. She also says she believes that there are as yet unknown victims of
To take an active role in the debate on Assisted Dying, withjersey and the isle of man, now considering its legalisation. Campaigners for a change in the law, such as the broadcaster, dame esther rantzen, say people should have a choice about the way they want to end their lives. But opponents fear that could put older or Vulnerable People at risk, of being pressured by others. Heres fergus walsh. Sophie blake was diagnosed with Breast Cancer in 2020. It has spread throughout her body and is incurable. She is travelling and enjoying life now, but wants the option of an assisted death if she experiences uncontrollable pain. I dont have a death wish, i love living, i love living life to the full, i have no desire to die. Im not scared of dying, but im not ready to die yet. But if and when the time ever comes and if its ever needed, i dont want to suffer. I dont want to be in horrendous pain. Todays report describes Assisted Dying as a difficult, sensitive, yet crucial subject, which attr
Hour. Details of the incident are under review and they say dozens of gazans were crushed and trampled, the israeli troops say they open fire because they were under threat. Here are palestinians arriving at the hospital in the Northern Gaza strip, we are trying to piece together the timeline. The Hamas Run Health Ministry says more than 30,000 palestinians have now been killed since israel began its Military Offensive in october. It says the majority of those killed were women and children. That number equates to about 1. 3 of the 2. 3 million population of the territory. With the latest from jerusalem heres our middle east correspondent, yolande knell. Chaos in Northern Gazas hospitals. 0verwhelmed by hundreds of casualties. Many men had just set out to bring home sacks of flour for their hungry families and were shot, witnesses say, by the israeli army. They started firing, says this man, whose friend tamer was killed. The flour trucks ran over all the bodies. 0vernight, huge crowds