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Belgian softens penalties for illegal euthanasia deaths March 28, 2024 – Michael Cook Belgian doctors can be prosecuted if they administer euthanasia without regard to the specified conditions. But however serious the infraction… Read more » Assisted suicide never seems to go off the boil in the UK. The latest jurisdiction to bring it to

The first part of March 2024 in the spotlight

Friday, March 1 2024 Russians chant ‘no to war’ near Navalny’s grave Crowds in Moscow chanted anti-Ukraine war slogans as they lined the streets to pay their respects to Alexei Navalny. Thousands of people, including senior diplomats, headed out to mourn the Russian opposition leader, who died in prison last month and was buried on

Frontpage headings for the forth week of February 2024

Monday February 19 2024 Grant Shapps: Woke culture is rife in the Army The Army’s time and resources are being “squandered to promote a political agenda”, the Defence Secretary has said, as he held crisis talks with military chiefs over plans to relax security checks to increase diversity. The move came as my colleague Steven

In the news February 12-18, 2024

Monday February 12 2024 Two Israeli hostages rescued as Rafah bombed The Israeli military confirmed the hostages were found during a special forces raid in Rafah, a city on Israel’s border with Egypt. Egypt has since confirmed it will not oppose the move into the area after initially threatening to suspend its peace treaty with

To remember in the third week of January 2024

Jamaican who was saved from deportation by BA passengers is a violent drug dealer Jamaican who was saved from deportation by BA passengers is a violent drug dealer, jailed for his role in a gun battle on the streets of Birmingham. Labour pledges money from private school VAT raid for seven different policies Sir Keir

In the news on Thursday January 11 2024

Gary Thomas, who worked in the Post Office security team, branded all sub-postmasters ‘crooks’ in emails concerning one victim who was posthumously cleared By Daniel Hardaker Good morning. The Horizon scandal fallout continues today as details of a Post Office ‘bonuses for convictions’ scheme come to light. Post Office handed out bonuses for convictions After

Wednesday January 10 2024 Frontpage

Architect of postal scandal demands immunity Gareth Jenkins, a former senior computer engineer at Fujitsu understood to have been instrumental in Horizon’s development, has demanded immunity before agreeing to appear at the public inquiry. Mr Jenkins previously gave evidence that was used to convict sub-postmasters. Gwyneth Hughes | ‘My Post Office drama got people to

Frontpage for Monday January 8 2024

By Daniel Hardaker Good morning. Sadiq Khan finds extra money from his budget to avert a four-day walkout by London transport staff. Plus, lawyers ask the police to intervene after Palestine flags are flown for months across the lamp posts of an east London borough. Khan bows to unions over TfL strikes The Mayor of

In the news the Third week of December 2023

A look at what happened in the 3rd week of December 2023

In the news the Second week of December 2023

Looking at the news of the second week of December 2023