Esther Rantzen urges Lords not to block assisted dying30 minutes agoMaia DaviesBBC NewsGetty ImagesDame Esther Rantzen has appealed to the House of Lords not to block a bill giving terminally ill...
MPs back assisted dying bill in historic Commons vote34 minutes agoKate WhannelPolitical reporterJennifer McKiernanPolitical reporter•@_JennyMcKiernanIn a historic vote, MPs have approved a bill...
How did my MP vote on assisted dying?21 minutes agoData journalism teamBBC VerifyMPs have voted to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales after their final debate on the change in the law.After...
Profound social change that is now likely to become law24 minutes agoChris MasonPolitical editor•@ChrisMasonBBCReutersTake a step back, and it has been quite a few days.This has been a week at...
Ed Miliband is set to open up the North Sea to oil drilling despite previously branding the idea "climate vandalism”.The government could change its rules on carbon emissions to allow two...
Every council official “complicit” in the grooming gangs scandal must be prosecuted, Robert Jenrick has declared.The Shadow Justice Secretary said “not one” public servant who turned a blind...
Pakistan is refusing to take back two of Britain's most depraved paedophiles because they tore up their passports. Rochdale grooming gang ringleaders Qari Abdul Rauf and Adil Khan, who got a...
Anti-poverty campaigners urged Labour MPs to rebel against the Government in a forthcoming Commons showdown over cuts to disability benefits. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall has published...
MPs vote to decriminalise abortion for women in England and WalesJust nowGetty ImagesMPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their...
Rape gang victims are being “sacrificed for votes” amid fears of upsetting Pakistani and Asian communities, a survivor has warned.Sammy Woodhouse, who was just 14 when she was raped by drug...
Italian citizenship referendum void after low turnout2 days agoLaura GozziBBC NewsGetty ImagesA referendum in Italy on easing citizenship rules and enhancing workers' rights has been declared...
Italian citizenship referendum void after low turnout35 minutes agoLaura GozziBBC NewsGetty ImagesA referendum in Italy on easing citizenship rules and enhancing workers' rights has been declared...
Nurses to vote on pay deal as potential strike loomsJust nowHugh PymHealth editor•@bbcHughPymGareth Fuller/PA WireAlmost 350,000 nursing staff in England, Wales and Northern Ireland will be asked...
Labour wins Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse by-election1 hour agoAngus CochraneBBC Scotland NewsScottish Labour has taken Hamilton, Larkhall and Stonehouse from the SNP in a closely fought...
Labour confounds expectations with Hamilton by-election victory2 hours agoDavid Wallace LockhartBBC Scotland political correspondentPA MediaLet's start with the basics - victory in the Hamilton,...