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A six-month expected lifespan and the ability to take the fatal drugs will be requirements for someone to end their own life under proposed assisted dying legislation. Someone with disability or mental health issues will not be eligible for assisted dying under the plans, published in the End of Life Bill on Tuesday. MPs will

A former soldier accused of spying for Iran has pleaded guilty to escaping from prison under a food catering truck and going on the run for four days while he was awaiting trial. Daniel Khalife, 23, from Kingston, southwest London, changed his plea to a charge of escaping from lawful custody, halfway through giving evidence

Sir Keir Starmer will attend Armistice Day commemorations in France on Monday – the first UK leader to do so since Winston Churchill in the Second World War. Towns and cities across France will mark the 106th anniversary of the Armistice agreement in 1918 that brought fighting in the First World War to an end.

The King led the nation’s Remembrance Sunday commemorations as he laid a wreath at the Cenotaph during a two-minute silence. Charles, who is still receiving cancer treatment, paid his respects without the Queen, who did not attend events in central London due to a chest infection. He appeared alongside his son Prince William and daughter-in-law,

The Princess of Wales has joined other senior royals at the Royal British Legion’s Festival of Remembrance. Both wearing poppies, Kate and the Prince of Wales were seen talking to one another before taking their seats at the Royal Albert Hall. They were later pictured applauding on the balcony during the service that included a

The Queen will miss Remembrance events this weekend, Buckingham Palace has said. Queen Camilla will not attend the Royal British Legion Festival of Remembrance at the Royal Albert Hall on Saturday evening, nor the Remembrance Day service at the Cenotaph on Sunday, a statement said. This is while she recovers from a chest infection and

The Metropolitan Police has referred two cases to the police watchdog following complaints about investigations into allegations made against Mohamed al Fayed. The force has voluntarily referred the cases to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after receiving complaints from two women regarding prior police investigations into allegations against the former Harrods and Fulham

A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of a woman who died two years after he set her on fire. Leigh Pateman, 45, caused “significant burns” to Ellen Marshall, who was 42 at the time, after he poured petrol over her and set the fuel alight during an argument in April 2021. He previously

Prince William has described the past year as “brutal” and probably “the hardest year in my life” following his father and wife being diagnosed with cancer. In a wide-ranging and surprisingly personal interview at the end of his week-long tour of Cape Town, the Prince of Wales was asked how hard the last year has

The Bank of England has forecast Rachel Reeves’ first budget as chancellor will increase inflation by up to half a percentage point over the next two years, contributing to a slower decline in interest rates than previously thought. Announcing a widely anticipated 0.25 percentage point cut in the base rate to 4.75%, the Bank’s Monetary

Three men have been arrested in connection with a deadly house explosion in Newcastle. Seven-year-old Archie York and Jason Laws, who was in his 30s, were killed following the blast in Violet Close, in the Benwell and Elswick area of the city in October. Police said at the time that six others were taken to

A mass cull of poultry has been ordered after an outbreak of bird flu on a farm in Yorkshire. A 3km protection zone and 10km surveillance zone have been put in place around the farm near Hornsea in the East Riding of Yorkshire and all the fowl on the property will be destroyed, the Department

Police have made a direct appeal to those involved in the murder of a teenager to finally bring her family closure, exactly 30 years after she disappeared. Lindsay Rimer, 13, went out to buy a box of Corn Flakes late in the evening on 7 November 1994 and never returned home. Her body was found

The Queen is unwell with a chest infection and has withdrawn from her engagements this week, Buckingham Palace has announced. A palace spokesperson said Camilla’s doctors “have advised a short period of rest” and added that “with great regret, Her Majesty has therefore had to withdraw from her engagements for this week”. They added the

More cases of a new strain of mpox have been detected in the UK, officials say. Last week, the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said a single case of the mpox virus variant Clade 1b had been confirmed in London. The agency has now announced a further two cases have been detected. The two patients

Former Scotland rugby captain Stuart Hogg has pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse over a five-year period against his former partner. Selkirk Sheriff Court heard Hogg’s behaviour left the mother of his children scared and wishing “for it to be morning as soon as possible”. Hogg admitted sending 200 text messages in a

Kemi Badenoch has made her first senior appointment as the new Conservative Party leader. It is understood that Rebecca Harris, MP for the Essex constituency of Castle Point, will be the party’s chief whip – replacing Stuart Andrew. Mr Andrew wrote on the X social media platform: “It has been an honour and a privilege

The family of a father murdered by a newly released prisoner are suing the Scottish government amid claims the authorities are refusing to take responsibility for “failures”. Stuart Quinn, a violent criminal with a history of psychotic episodes, stabbed dad-of-one Alan Geddes 40 times in Aberdeen in 2019 – hours after he was freed from

Police investigating historical sex offence allegations against Russell Brand have handed a file of evidence to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), it is understood. A statement from the Metropolitan Police said: “Following an investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches and The Sunday Times in September 2023, the Met received a number of reports of sexual offences

The NHS has begun trialling a new iPhone adapter which can check whether someone has throat cancer. It is hoped the device will allow thousands of patients to be given the all-clear from the disease within hours – rather than days or weeks – as well as helping to detect cases early. People suspected of