Leading legal experts have sounded the alarm bell about the dangers of legalising assisted dying or euthanasia in the UK. Lord Carlile, the former Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, warns in a major report that the risk of abuse of euthanasia by
A dad given just one year to live gets his most precious gift – a hug from his severely autistic son. Ewen Johnstone, seven, who struggles with physical contact, is shown reaching out to embrace his stunned father Richard. The moving moment came
Comment on this story Comment Dear Carolyn: My mother and I are estranged after an entire life of her, for some reason, disliking and abusing me, and eventually distancing herself from me. After my father died when I was 11, I started
A woman suspected to have been part of a plot to blow up Baltimore said she wanted to do “something worthwhile” with her life after receiving a terminal diagnosis. Sarah Clendaniel was arrested alongside self-proclaimed Nazi Brandon Clint Russell on federal charges
The nation and the city of Memphis struggled to come to grips Saturday with video showing police pummeling Tyre Nichols — footage that left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop involving the Black motorist and about other law enforcement officers who
One of the UK’s biggest EuroMillions winners burned through the prize money at an astonishing rate of almost £100,000 a week, new documents have revealed. Colin and Christine Weir won an incredible £161million, which was the EuroMillions jackpot, in 2011. The pair
A man has died at a hospital in London after waiting 12 hours to see a doctor at the A&E department. The 80-year-old arrived with a suspected blood clot before being taken for resuscitation when his condition worsened and he died of
During a busy shift at the height of Beijing’s COVID wave, a physician at a private hospital saw a printed notice in the emergency department: doctors should “try not to” write COVID-induced respiratory failure on death certificates. Instead, if the deceased had
NFL legend Steve Young and Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Tom Brady talked about Aaron Rodgers and the possibility the Green Bay Packers star will call it quits before the start of the 2023 season. Young appeared on the latest edition of the
Comment on this story Comment A group of people gathered at Congressional Cemetery in D.C. on Saturday morning for an unusual reason: to practice dying. One by one, participants reclined on a makeshift bed, as Threshold Choir — a local singing group