The assisted dying Bill is back in the House of Commons on Friday, where MPs will once again debate the controversial issue. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at the Bill and how the process might ...

Proposals to legalise assisted dying return to Parliament on Friday backed by Dame Esther Rantzen and Sir Keir Starmer but criticised by some professional medical bodies. MPs will take part in a ...

Pope Leo XIV met at the Vatican with the head of the Greek Catholic Church in Ukraine on Thursday, in one of his first audiences as pontiff that reaffirmed his appeal for a peaceful, negotiated end to ...

Sir Keir Starmer and European leaders will talk about how to ramp up pressure on Russia on Friday, as the Prime Minister said Vladimir Putin must “pay the price for avoiding peace” in Ukraine. Mr ...

Doctor Who star Ncuti Gatwa will be replaced as the UK’s spokesperson for the Eurovision Song Contest, due to “unforeseen circumstances”, the BBC has said. The 32-year-old actor, who grew up in ...

Sarah, Duchess of York, has claimed the late Queen Elizabeth “talks to her” through her corgis. The duchess adopted the late Queen’s corgis, Muick and Sandy, with ex-husband Prince Andrew after the ...

Israel and Malta have qualified for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest in Switzerland, as Ireland and Australia lost out in the 2025 competition. Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen, 24, did not ...

Three-time Tony Award-winner Charles Strouse, Broadway’s industrious master melody-maker who composed the music for such classic musical theatre hits as Annie, Bye Bye Birdie and Applause, has died ...

Ireland has failed to qualify for the Eurovision Song Contest final with Norwegian singer Emmy Kristiansen. The country, which ties with Sweden for the most Eurovision wins, sent the 24-year-old to ...

R&B singer Chris Brown has been charged with grievous bodily harm with intent over an alleged bottle attack at a London nightclub two years ago. The American musician was arrested at a hotel in ...

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said on Thursday that it has opened a criminal investigation into rape and sexual assault allegations against Smokey Robinson. The department said in a ...

By Douglas Kruger BY all accounts, the man was a prize sod. But in 1215, when King John reluctantly consented to the terms of ...