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MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying

In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs support the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275.

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Fifth person with mpox confirmed in England

The new case has been detected in Leeds after the infected person travelled from Uganda.

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Price of tattoos ‘will rise’ as new safety rules begin

Improving standards is the aim, but licensing costs could mean tattoos become more expensive.

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‘Focus on palliative care not assisted dying’

Doctor Mike Blabin tells the BBC the sector is desperately underfunded despite facing huge demand.

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Rantzen did not expect to see assisted dying bill

Dame Esther says she thought she would be "long gone" by the time MPs debated assisted dying.

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Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters

For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.

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Hope, fear, faith and love: Four people on why assisted dying vote matters

For the first time in nearly a decade, MPs will debate and vote on the issue of assisted suicide.

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UK will have men’s health strategy, government says

The strategy may cover areas such as mental health, suicide prevention, heart disease and stroke.

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Cameron changes mind to back assisted dying bill

Lord Cameron previously opposed assisted dying but says the current bill "is about shortening death".

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First new asthma attack treatment in 50 years

Around two million asthma and COPD attacks each year could be treated with the drug, a study suggests.

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