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Terminally ill people on both sides of assisted dying debate react to vote

BBC News speaks to two terminally ill people with opposing views on the impact of assisted dying.

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Tears, hope and fear as assisted dying bill passed

While MPs debated the bill in parliament, supporters and opponents gathered outside.

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MPs back proposals to legalise assisted dying

In the first Commons vote on the issue in nearly a decade, MPs support the assisted dying bill by 330 to 275.

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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

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What is assisted dying and how could the law change?

A proposed law would let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.

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Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

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Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law?

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

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What happens next to the bill on assisted dying?

MPs have backed a change in the law, but the measure still faces many hurdles before coming into force.

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Fifth person with mpox confirmed in England

The new case has been detected in Leeds after the infected person travelled from Uganda.

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‘Focus on palliative care not assisted dying’

Doctor Mike Blabin tells the BBC the sector is desperately underfunded despite facing huge demand.

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