In a passionate debate in the House of Commons, MPs discussed whether the assisted dying bill should move forward to the next ...

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The public has shown support for assisted dying being legalised, in principle, but disability campaigners are concerned.

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Andrew Ridgeley knew from the moment George Michael wrote Last Christmas that it would become a festive classic.

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Julia Hamilton, 68, and her daughter, Arabella Byrne, 40, have written a book about their experiences with alcoholism ...

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Labour pledges £3bn housebuilding boost as new statistics show fewer than 200,000 homes built last year amid housing crisis.

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Meagan Levin, policy and public affairs manager at Turn2us, reacts to the DWP's plan to get benefits claimants into work.

Zeina Zouein, deputy director of programmes for the International Rescue Committee in Lebanon, shares her experiences.