The Latest Breaking News from England

Two Government ministers to sit on assisted dying Bill scrutiny committee

The Bill could see terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live be legally allowed to end their lives.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

MPs opposed to assisted dying anger at scrutiny bill committee ‘stitch-up’

The bill could see terminally ill adults in England and Wales with less than six months to live be legally allowed to end their lives

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Assisted dying: what we might learn from experience of other controversial decisions in medicine

Following the second reading (and parliamentary support) of Labour MP Kim Leadbetter’s terminally ill adults (end of life) bill on November 29, much of the public debate in England and Wales will now shift to questions around safeguards. If the safeguards aren’t considered adequate, the bill is unlikely to pass…

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2024

‘Friends and family shouldn’t be paying for us’: England futsal team overcome funding cuts

Men’s senior team will play their first match since 2019 with hope for a springboard to the sport’s future

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

Harry Brook replaces Joe Root as world’s top-ranked Test batter

Root has described his England team-mate as ‘by far and away the best player in the world at the minute’

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

What do we know about the prison population in England and Wales?

Nearly nine in 10 prisoners in England and Wales are British.

Evening Standard · Dec 11, 2024

Welcome to Sixes: cricket pushes boundaries of competitive socialising

Four years after the UK got its first bar/restaurant where you can have a bat, 18 have sprung up around the country

The Guardian - UK · Dec 11, 2024

Tom Voyce: Rugby world mourns loss of England star who shone during trophy-laden Wasps run

Voyce played nine times for England between 2001 and 2006 while becoming a cult hero during a glittering period at club side Wasps

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Talking points as England go for clean sweep in New Zealand

Joe Root looking for record-breaking seventh century of year.

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024

Searches continue for missing former England wing Tom Voyce

The 43-year-old’s car has been recovered from the River Aln

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2024