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
arrivederci antonio. manager conte leaves tottenham hotspur by mutual consent after 16 months in charge. and we ll be hearing more of your stories about caring for relatives with dementia. nothing prepares you for that moment where your parents do turn around and ask you who you are. that moment is heartbreaking. it s monday the 27th of march. our main story. the new leader of the scottish national party will be revealed this afternoon, six weeks after nicola sturgeon announced her resignation. the scottish health secretary humza yousaf, the finance secretary kate forbes and ash regan, a former minister, are the three contenders hoping to become first minister. whoever wins the top job will take on a fractured party and a country facing a number of policy challenges. our scotland editor james cook reports. for the snp, this has been a difficult campaign. splits have emerged on the economy, social issues such as gay marriage and a lack of progress towards independence. so part
labour s campaign is captured in one word and so far it is a pitch keeping sir keir starmer s party miles ahead in the opinion polls. yesterday, the labour leader pledged to change football governance rules to prevent any super league style breakaways by english clubs. today, the party is highlighting plans to create 350 new banking hubs in britain s towns a move the party claims would bring cash to high streets and help to keep pubs and other shops open. rishi sunak warned voters yesterday not to give labour a blank cheque on polling day. the prime minister knows the situation looks bleak for the tories but said he believes he can win. his tactic is to relentlessly criticise and question labour s tax plans. council tax is the latest focus and the tories say labour should rule out scrapping referenda on council tax hikes an attack labour described as hysterical and desperate. 3, 2, 1. while the two main parties slug it out, the liberal democrat leader ed davey seems to be
Donald trump became us president. In Sport England win a thriller in wales in the six nations. A try in the dying minutes gives eddiejones side victory and extends their winning run to 16 matches. A treasured family early, so when a Wedding Dress went missing, she turned to the internet. A cold and roll window for many of us. Join me inis roll window for many of us. Join me in 15 minutes for that. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly skilled surgeons left kicking their heels because of a shortage of Hospital Beds. Thats the warning from the Royal College of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. In a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a shocking waste and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. Nhs england says only i of operations are cancelled. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Over the past few
Donald trump became us president. In Sport England win a thriller in wales in the six nations. A try in the dying minutes gives eddiejones side victory and extends their winning run to 16 matches. A treasured family early, so when a Wedding Dress went missing, she turned to the internet. A cold and roll window for many of us. Join me inis roll window for many of us. Join me in 15 minutes for that. Good morning. First, our main story. Thousands of operations are being cancelled with highly skilled surgeons left kicking their heels because of a shortage of Hospital Beds. Thats the warning from the Royal College of surgeons and the organisation that represents nhs trusts. In a joint letter to the sunday times, they argue that a lack of funding for health and social care in england is leading to what they call a shocking waste and damaging efforts to improve efficiency. Nhs england says only i of operations are cancelled. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes has more. Over the past few