UK to consider bill to legalise assisted dying for terminally ill
WEB2 days ago · LONDON (Reuters) -British lawmakers will soon consider whether to give terminally ill adults a choice to end their own lives with medical assistance, after what proponents say is a shift in public opinion since a similar measure was rejected a decade ago. Kim Leadbeater, a lawmaker from Britain's governing Labour Party who won a …
New Covid symptoms as GP says it is 'wiping people out' and ...
WEB3 days ago · A GP has explained the symptoms of the newest strain of Covid saying they are different from those caused by earlier variants and are leaving people 'wiped out'. The XEC variant of Covid has rapidly become dominant having spread to hundreds of countries around the world. GP Dr Helen Wall said the symptoms caused by the new variant are …
The UK’s £22 billion bet on carbon capture will lock in ...
WEB2 days ago · The UK government has announced it will invest almost £22 billion in carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects over the next 25 years. The technology works by capturing CO₂ as it is being emitted by a power plant or another polluter, then storing it underground. This sounds great in theory. However, it seems Labour has been swayed …
Nato’s new chief Mark Rutte makes Ukraine support a top priority
WEB5 days ago · 1 October 2024 at 7:41 am·3-min read. New Nato secretary general Mark Rutte (Reuters) New Nato chief Mark Rutte has vowed to help shore up Western support for war-ravaged Ukraine, as he takes charge at a critical time for the Western alliance. The Dutch former prime minister has officially replaced Jens Stoltenberg as Nato secretary …
UK Internal Market Act creating 'road block' for devolution ...
WEB3 days ago · Thu, 3 October 2024, 11:07 am GMT-4 · 4-min read. The new Labour Government has pledged to reset the relationship between Westminster, but experts say part of this must include action on the Internal Market Act. THE UK Internal Market Act (UKIMA) has created a “roadblock” for devolution that must be resolved if Labour …
MoD issues update on UK involvement after Israel attacks
WEB4 days ago · Wed, 2 October 2024, 7:34 am GMT-7 · 2-min read. The Ministry of Defence said the fighter jets did not engage with any targets. THE Ministry of Defence (MoD) has confirmed UK fighter jets were used to support Israel after Iran launched a barrage of missiles into the country. We previously reported that UK forces were involved in the …
UK's Starmer faces calls for detail on trumpeted EU 'reset' plans
WEB4 days ago · UK leader Keir Starmer heads to Brussels on Wednesday for the first time as prime minister, looking to build on a promised "reset" of relations with the European Union that were strained by Brexit.Ahead of the visit, he said he was "so determined to put the Brexit years behind us and establish a more pragmatic and mature relationship" with the …