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‘Compelling evidence’ to make assisted dying legal, says MSP as Bill published

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Liberal Democrat Liam McArthur has lodged Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill at Holyrood.

Rail passengers warned of fresh travel chaos as drivers strike again

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Members of Aslef at 16 train operators will stage strikes and an overtime ban in a long-running pay dispute.

France to sue teenager for falsely accusing teacher of hitting her in row over headscarf

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A row broke out on February 28 after the principal told the student to take off her headscarf inside the school

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Angela Rayner defends sale of council home as row threatens to overshadow Labour election launch

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Labour deputy leader said: ‘I am confident that I have done absolutely nothing wrong’

Prince Harry's failed police protection court battle 'cost taxpayer more than £500,000'

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Harry went to the High Court to claim he and his family should be given automatic protection when in the UK

London travel news LIVE: Storm Nelson weather warning for Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services

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A severe weather warning has been issued across Gatwick Express, Southern and Thameslink services as Storm Nelson approaches.

Laurence Fox barred from London mayoral election after submitting 'invalid' papers

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London Elects, the body that oversees the City Hall elections, has said Fox’s application to stand in the May 2 election was ‘not valid’

Comedian Ed Gamble says Tube posters 'way beyond their value' after swapping unhealthy hot dog for cucumber

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The Off Menu podcast host was pictured with a greasy, sauce-covered sausage on billboards for his show Hot Diggity Dog

Last year’s recession was slightly weaker than first thought, revised data show

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The ONS’s updated data confirmed that the UK was in a recession in the last half of 2023.

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Kennington Tube stabbing: Two in hospital after 'senseless' Underground station attack

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The apparently random attack came just hours after another a man was stabbed on a train near Beckenham Junction

Photo ID rules could deter voters in London mayoral election, poll warns

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A fifth of Londoners don’t know about the mayoral election pitting Sadiq Khan against Susan Hall, the data suggests

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Storm Nelson hits UK with snow falling in Devon as 70mph winds to batter south coast

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A thick blanket of snow lay on the ground on Thursday morning

Beckenham attack: Police manhunt for knife-wielding thug who stabbed train passenger

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Officers are trawling through hours of CCTV footage as they try to catch the knifeman who left his victim fighting for life

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Dame Esther Rantzen hails ‘historic’ assisted dying legislation at the Scottish Parliament

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The veteran TV presenter has revealed she is considering travelling to Switzerland for an assisted death after being diagnosed with stage four cancer

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‘Make LGBT rights a foreign policy priority’ to mark same-sex marriage milestone

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Same-sex marriages have increased year-on-year since being legalised 10 years ago on Friday.

‘Marriage was not in our vocabulary’ – couples mark 10 years of LGBT+ weddings

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Two couples have shared their views on the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013 a decade after the first weddings took place.

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Channel Islands and Isle of Man need seat at trade negotiations, MPs say

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Ministers have been urged to include representatives from the Crown Dependencies in future trade talks.

Wednesday, Mar 27

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Baltimore bridge: Two bodies recovered from water after cargo ship crash

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Two bodies of construction workers on bridge at time of collapse found in river below

Starmer to say Tories’ ‘time is up’ as Labour launches local election campaign

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On Thursday Sir Keir Starmer is set to launch Labour’s local election campaign in the West Midlands alongside deputy Labour leader Angela Rayner.

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Saturday’s Lotto jackpot estimated at £4m after no mid-week winners

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Four players scooped £1 million each after matching five of the six numbers plus the bonus in the Lotto draw.

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Police hunt Walthamstow sex attacker who has assaulted five women and girls aged between 12 and 22

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Police issued the appeal after a series of attacks in east London

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What court papers tell us about Clapham chemical attacker Abdul Ezedi

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The previously confidential legal documents reveal more information than ever before about the sex offender.

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'Disturbing' report of bird flu spreading to dairy cows in US

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Federal officials say they are investigating ‘rapidly evolving’ situation after cattle test positive for bird flu

Isle of Man assisted dying law ‘only for residents of five years or more’

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A new report has made suggestions about how the detail in the Assisted Dying Bill might change.

Man suffers life-threatening injuries in stabbing on London train

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Southeastern trains said it would be sharing CCTV footage of the incident with British Transport Police to assist with their enquiries.

California police force asked to stop using Lego on mugshots

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Lego asked officers to ‘refrain from using their intellectual property’

Pupils offered in-school support after two teenagers killed in e-bike crash

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Police Scotland have appealed for information on a video on social media that appears to show the boys on the e-bike before the crash.

Gary Glitter victim seeking six-figure sum in damages, court told

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The woman is suing Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, following his 2015 conviction for abusing her and two other young victims decades ago.

OPINION - Don't believe the Donald Trump hype, Joe Biden's poll numbers are rising

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Whisper it gently, but Joe Biden may be on the verge of a comeback. His polling remains anaemic but is ticking upwards. The unloved president has few ardent champions, but fear of Donald Trump’s return to the White House is concentrating…

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Police officer ‘does not remember’ woman he is accused of raping, trial hears

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Sergeant David Stansbury appeared at Bristol Crown Court on Wednesday, denying three counts of rape.