The extraordinary show of support means the Government must issue a response. If the petition reaches 100,000 backers, the matter must be considered for a full Commons debate. Sarah Wootton, chief executive of charity Dignity in Dying, said: “The thousands of signatures
An alleged pro-Palestinian activist appeared in court on Monday accused of a plot to shut down the London Stock Exchange, following a Daily Express undercover investigation. Sean Middleborough, 31, is charged with conspiracy to cause a public nuisance between November 1 last
The push for a change in the law on assisted dying is making rapid progress, thanks to our army of readers. Just four days after launching a petition demanding MPs to debate and vote on allowing assisted dying some 15,000 have already
Daily Express readers have begun the year with “incredible generosity” with donations to our appeal for a UK charity rocketing by several thousand pounds last week. Donors have helped raise nearly £26,000 for Mary’s Meals, a significant leap from the £21,000 figure
Their eyes glitter as Farhana perches on a squashy toadstool and begins to turn the pages, beautifully illustrated by Nabila Adani. If it’s exciting enough to have a real author present at their school, Longwood Primary near Tamworth, Birmingham, the anticipation is
The campaign to reform assisted dying laws is set to be one of 2024’s most important debates. The Daily Express and Dame Esther Rantzen want millions to be allowed the dignity to choose how and when they can end their lives legally.
Two orphaned siblings sometimes eat only one meal a day – a cup of porridge provided by UK charity Mary’s Meals. The teenagers’ parents died last year just four months apart leaving them to fend for themselves in rural Zambia. Aged of
Kind-hearted readers yesterday continued to give their overwhelming support to Dame Esther Rantzen in her bid see out her days on her own terms – as she spent what could be her last Christmas with close family. A flood of letters
A Robin that has won the hearts of shoppers by flying into an Aldi every day is welcome to stay, supermarket bosses have confirmed. A petition had been launched amid fears shop bosses might trap and kill the bird, pictured left. But
The PM is under fire as it was revealed that taxpayers are footing the £112 daily bill it costs to house migrants in detention centres, while some stay there for up to three years. Rishi Sunak has been blasted after new stats