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Assisted suicide law is barking and should be changed, says ex-minister

31.07.09
Former Labour health minister revealed he would be prepared to risk jail to help a terminally ill relative die abroad... more

Lords to rule on right-to-die demand of MS sufferer

28.07.09
Law Lords will decide within days on the right to die of multiple sclerosis sufferer Debbie Purdy... more

Britons who have died with Dignitas

14.07.09
More than 115 Britons have travelled to Switzerland to end their life at the Dignitas clinic since it opened 11 years ago... more

Offence that is punishable by up to 14 years in prison

15.06.09
Under English law assisting suicide is an offence punishable by up to 14 years in prison... more

Mother who helped rugby son’s suicide speaks out

13.03.09
The mother of a young rugby star who killed himself at a Swiss clinic after he became paralysed has spoken for the first time since his death... more

MS wife: I've lost case but won argument on suicide trips

19.02.09
A woman with multiple sclerosis claimed a victory in her court battle for her husband to be allowed to help end her life legally... more

Lehman ‘reaches a deal’ on new sell-off

09.01.09
Banking: Failed investment bank Lehman Brothers is said to have reached an agreement in principle to sell its merchant banking business, made up of two private equity funds, to management of the funds... more

There are times when dying is not the worst thing in the world

11.12.08
Last night’s assisted suicide was peaceful, dignified and unsensational, says one writer. But the issue is far too complicated simply to pass a law in its favour... more

Father tells how paralysed rugby son took poison in Swiss flat

10.12.08
The father of Daniel James described the final moments of his son as the paralysed rugby player committed suicide in a Swiss clinic... more

Rugby parents won't be prosecuted

09.12.08
The parents of a 23-year-old rugby player who killed himself at the same Swiss clinic will not be charged over his death, the Crown Prosecution Service said... more

Interpreter who spied for Iran gets 10 years

28.11.08
The Army corporal who was personal interpreter to Britain's top general in Afghanistan was jailed for 10 years at the Old Bailey for spying for Iran... more

Guilty: Iran spy who put lives at risk

05.11.08
The British commander in Afghanistan's interpreter was convicted at the Old Bailey of spying for Iran... more

Judges urge MPs to review law on assisted suicide

29.10.08
Two High Court judges have told the Government they must tackle the issue of assisted suicide now... more

Why should it be a crime to help a person die?

21.10.08
Following the death of Daniel James, the young rugby player whose parents helped him to go to Switzerland for euthanasia, I agree with Mary Warnock: Britain should decriminalise assisted suicide. But I'm not convinced that the means should be legislation alone... more

Police probe 'assisted suicide ' of rugby player

17.10.08
Police are investigating the death of a paralysed rugby player who travelled to an assisted suicide clinic in Switzerland... more

New Army chief demands troops surge in Taliban war

17.10.08
A general who wants a big increase in the number of troops in Afghanistan has been appointed head of the British Army... more

Interpreter 'betrayed Britain after suffering racism in the Army'

13.10.08
The interpreter for the British commander of allied troops in Afghanistan betrayed his country after becoming embittered by racism, the Old Bailey heard... more

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