Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

The Latest Breaking News from Sarah Wootton

Suspects in assisted dying cases wait far too long on prosecution decision, says ex-DPP

Ex-director of public prosecutions in England and Wales says that of 27 cases he considered for potential charges only one met the threshold

The Guardian - UK

Mercy killings guidance given to prosecutors in England and Wales

CPS lists factors to consider when determining whether it is appropriate to bring charges

The Guardian - UK

Prue Leith begs MPs to stop 'gossiping' and change law on 'assisted dying'

The Bake Off judge shared the story of her brother’s 'dreadful' death as she pleaded with MPs to change the law so people with terminal illnesses don't have to endure excruciating pain

Daily Mirror

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

‘Take action’ and change law to legalise assisted dying, Prue Leith urges MPs

The 83-year-old, who is a long-standing campaigner on the issue, was speaking at Parliament at an event hosted by Dignity In Dying.

The Independent UK

Isle of Man public almost evenly split on assisted dying law consultation

There was a total of 3,316 responses and these will inform the drafting of legislation.

The Independent UK

Prue Leith urges ‘compassionate assisted death’ as UK Dignitas membership soars

The television presenter wonders who would want to spend their last days travelling to an ‘impersonal institution in a foreign country’.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying ban ‘failing families’ as British membership of Dignitas soars

Campaigning organisation Dignity in Dying said the numbers are ‘evidence that the ban on assisted dying is failing British families’.

The Independent UK

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Dying Brit pleads 'end cruel ban' as she plans 11,000 mile trip to die with dignity

Avril Barker, 51, who has terminal cancer, will have to undertake a gruelling 30-hour journey to New Zealand - where she has dual citizenship - to end her life on her own terms

Daily Mirror

Majority of Brits demand action on assisted dying ban as 1 in 3 say 'bring a bill now'

A new poll found overall, 74% of Brits support legalising assisted dying for terminally ill, mentally competent adults

Daily Mirror

'Cancer has destroyed me and left me alone. I should be allowed to end my life'

Stephen James Davies says he is living in misery in his flat in Cardiff

Wales Online

The man who killed his wife by slitting her throat in 'an act of love'... and the emotional debate that followed

"Without urgent reform we will certainly see more tragic cases like the Mansfields, but fortunately the clamour for change is louder than ever"

Manchester Evening News

People with certain health conditions ‘2.4 times more likely to end their life’

People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and certain cancers have an elevated rate of death due to suicide, the ONS found.

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.