be left in a situation. and if they refuse to have a different treatment, one or another, that refusal must be respected, but if they want to be treated and have their symptoms controlled, then every effort must be made to do that. ., _ , _, , every effort must be made to do that. ., , _, , ., that. you say they could refuse and they should — that. you say they could refuse and they should be _ that. you say they could refuse and they should be allowed, _ that. you say they could refuse and they should be allowed, but - that. you say they could refuse and they should be allowed, but can - that. you say they could refuse and| they should be allowed, but can you use the same argument to say they want to be able to die so why should they not be able to? he. want to be able to die so why should they not be able to?— they not be able to? no, whenever ou no for they not be able to? no, whenever you go for any _ they not be able to? no, whenever you go for any procedure, - they not be able to? no, whenever you go for any procedure, whether| you go for any procedure, whether it's surgery, whether it's that you're going to have a treatment such as radiotherapy or whatever you consent to it, you agree to it, you agree to this being done to you. that is completely different to saying to the doctor, i want you to end my life. that is a command to a doctor and it may well be that

actually, at the time that you are confused, that you don't have capacity, that you are being pressurised and we know that sadly doctors are not good at picking up, particularly subtle coercion, pressure that goes from people, all the sense of feeling a burden and so on. which many people have and they worry that the money is running out for their care gusts, they worry that perhaps their family are being —— gusts... are being burdened by looking after them and there are many pressures on people but you need to understand what is behind such a request. notjust respond to it. is such a request. not “ust respond to it. , ., , . ., such a request. not “ust respond to it. , . , . ., ., such a request. not “ust respond to it. is there any change that can be made to make _ it. is there any change that can be made to make this _ it. is there any change that can be made to make this acceptable? i made to make this acceptable? lawmakers have voted to increase the period the people live in the isle of man from one to five years after concerns that it could encourage what is being called death tourism. there is an amendment that we are

going to be discussing this afternoon which is about not being part of a health provision and i think that's important because you need your health care system to be working to improve people's quality—of—life irrespective of how much longer they have to live. just because you think somebody is dying doesn't mean you abandon them. you should redouble efforts to improve things for them. and if you are going to have a system, it shouldn't be using money that should be health care money. be using money that should be health care money-— care money. baroness finlay, thank ou ve care money. baroness finlay, thank you very much _ care money. baroness finlay, thank you very much for — care money. baroness finlay, thank you very much forjoining _ care money. baroness finlay, thank you very much forjoining us - care money. baroness finlay, thank you very much forjoining us on - care money. baroness finlay, thank you very much forjoining us on bbci you very much forjoining us on bbc news and the next hour we will speak to nathan stillwell, a campaign managerfrom to nathan stillwell, a campaign manager from the to nathan stillwell, a campaign managerfrom the group my to nathan stillwell, a campaign manager from the group my death, my decision. that later on bbc news. let's get more on the news that seniorjudges have ruled

was not "unduly lenient. 32—year—old calocane was given an indefinite hospital order after prosecutors accepted a plea of the manslaughter of grace o'malley—kumar, barnaby webber and ian coates, and the attempted murder of three others on the grounds of diminished responsibility. the attorney general referred the sentence to the court of appeal in february, arguing it was "unduly lenient". however, that was rejected in a ruling today. thejudges said while his crimes had caused "unimaginable grief" to the families of the victims, the hospital order was not unduly lenient. i spoke to emma webber, mother of barnaby webber who was one those killed by valdo calocane. she says the investigation into the killers actions was flawed. it is clear to me as a human being in the law—abiding citizen and a grieving parent and a devastated mother that something has gone so badly wrong and it's not an isolated incident that is going to happen again so i don't know what the actual answers, again so i don't know what the actualanswers, but again so i don't know what the actual answers, but all i know is our public safety has to come first

and we have to therefore start to look at what is going wrong and when these incidents are happening and how they're happening. the these incidents are happening and how they're happening. the 'udges in their statements * how they're happening. the 'udges in their statements said h how they're happening. the 'udges in their statements said the _ how they're happening. the judges in their statements said the offences i their statements said the offences had caused unimaginable grief which is what you have suffered. i wonder whether you are getting support from members of the public and if other people come forward to you to say this has happened to us or we think there needs to be changed? my there needs to be changed? ij�*i goodness, there needs to be changed? m: goodness, yes. there needs to be changed? m; goodness, yes. in our world of darkness the glimmers of hope that we get come from the goodness and support and compassion that is still out in society with the public. the media has been incredibly supportive of while and we still get letters —— as well... and we shall get theirs on a weekly basis probably 1000 of the last count, countless messages of support and unfortunately we are talking to two other families who

been involved in very high—profile tragedies, one of which is involved in a very similar diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia and we are they are reaching out to us because we are getting support as victims that we are due and we are entitled to. whilst i think it's widely quoted victims at the centre in the heart of everything the judicial does, we are not. we are in appendix at best. i would probably argue i am an annoyance to them now but i'm not going to go quietly into the good night because i am in this offer position, i don't want to be in the sulphur position, i would much rather not have this voice but have it i have and we must use it.

the first minister of northern ireland, michelle 0'neill has apologised for attending the funeral of former sinn fein chairman and senior ira figure bobby storey injune 2020, while coronavirus guidelines limiting social gathering were in place. michelle 0'neill has been giving evidence to the uk covid inquiry in belfast — let's take a listen. there is no doubt the families have been through an experience of which does not coming back from and it has been horrendous and to lose loved ones in a way in which they have has been absolutely horrendous and i have met some of the families individually. i have equally listened to some of the testimony that was offered at the start of the inquiry and no family should ever have to go through what these families gone through. i also know that my actions compounded the hurt and that horrible experience of those families went through. i also know my actions also angered the families and for that i am truly sorry. i'm sorry for going and i am sorry. i'm sorry for going and i am sorry for the hurt that has been caused after that and i want to make

the statement very clear on the record again today. let's speak to our ireland correspondent sara girvin. this caused a lot of controversy, didn't it? it was massively controversial politically and from members of the public and to remind you why this funeral took place at the height of the covid pandemic back in 2020. at the covid pandemic back in 2020. at the time there were a lot of restrictions that put a cap on the numbers of people who could be a funeral is on a public gathering spot for bobby story's funeral, many people lined the streets of belfast at that time and there was a lot of criticism aimed at michelle 0'neil criticism aimed at michelle o'neil and other senior members of sinn fein who attended a funeral and there were accused of breaking those coronavirus guidelines, something that sinn fein said they did not do, they said they always acted within the guidelines and i should say

there was an investigation into the incident that was taken so seriously but at the time there was a decision not to prosecute anyone about the funeral. a few months after it happened in 2020, michelle 0'neil said she would never apologise for attending the funeral of a friend but today she has done that and said sorry as you have heard and she was asked by baroness hallett, the chair of the uk inquiry that could you not foresee that your actions will cause hurt and upset? and michelle 0'neil said she didn't but she ought to have and she very much directed that apology to family members of those who died with covid during the pandemic who were sat in the same room as her during her evidence hearing to the inquiry and i have spoken to some of them after her apology to get a reaction. brenda dockery, his mother ruth was a

fourth person to die with covid in northern ireland and she was said that she was glad that michelle 0'neil said sorry and it was a step in the right direction but she was really disappointed that had taken overfor really disappointed that had taken over for years to get that apology. she wasn't able to have a funeral for her mother and she said at the time it really reinforced those thoughts among the public that there was one set of rules for normal people in northern ireland and another for politicians. we are expecting michelle 0'neil to continue to give evidence that will go on until late this afternoon. ihmd go on until late this afternoon. and we are expecting michelle 0'neil to continue giving evidence this afternoon and you can followed and the bbc iplayer and you just need to scan the qr code that you can see on the right—hand side of your screen and i will take you directly to the live feed when it restarts in next hour. you're probably familiar the story of the kent transport.

kindertransport. a moment of hope among the horror of the second world war. well the first children who fled the nazis arrived at the port of harwich in essex in 1938. yesterday, more than a0 survivors' families met to recreate part of the journey. stuart woodward joined them. with just a few belongings in their suitcase, these are just some of the thousands of children who escaped the clutches of the nazis in the months leading up to september 1939. most of them arrived in harwich in essex, with many heading down to london on the train. 85 years later, some of their children, grandchildren and great—grandchildren have boarded another train — this time heading back to harwich to remember their loved ones. linda's late husband eric was just four years old when he and his brothers fled austria. his father died in auschwitz. eric never knew his mother's fate. the last communication they had was a red cross telegram to family in palestine in 1942, from warsaw ghetto. but he was never able to find out afterwards. she probably maybe died

in treblinka or something. but he never was able to find out, which always upset him. another memorial on harwich dock reflects how the children arrived on the shores of essex. one of those was 16—year—old liesl. her grandchildren, brian and courtney spencer, have travelled from the united states to honour their grandmother. she didn't really start talking about it till my sister and i were born. so my whole life i was lucky enough to have about 25 years of her stories. i think it so special. now that i'm a mum too, l ijust have the opportunity to pass this onto my baby. i am sad she doesn't get to meet her grandma. . with only a handful of kindertransport survivors left, events like today show the importance of telling their stories for generations to come. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good afternoon. it was a mild start to this morning, but it was also a rather wet one

too, particularly for parts of the midlands, into yorkshire, south—east england as well, with a weather front gradually pushing more rain northwards and eastwards and then largely stalling. but some of the best sunshine today will be across northern scotland. this is where we could also see the day's highest temperatures. low pressure very much dominating notjust today but as we head through much of the rest of the week as well, just pushing this weather front slowly northwards and eastwards. but the rain is starting to weaken on this. always a lot of cloud, particularly for these north sea facing coasts where it is quite cool. there will be sunny spells emerging further west but also the chance of a few showers for wales, northern ireland and down towards the south—west of england. quite windy here for a time but the best of the sunshine for parts of caithness and sutherland here. across the moray firth we could see 21 or 22 celsius perhaps. 0vernight tonight, ourfront is practically stationary. the rain is gradually dying away but there could be a second pulse

just pushing into south—east england and east anglia up through the midlands in time for tomorrow morning. 0ut towards the west there will be some clear spells. watch out for mist and fog perhaps developing early on. but it is a mild start to the day. temperatures in double figures across the board. then into tomorrow, for most of us it is looking a bit drier than today but still some outbreaks of rain still for these north sea facing coasts. here again it is cool and breezy. but some sunshine across much of scotland, sunny spells for northern ireland, always the chance of a few showers here and out towards the west as well. there will be some brighter spells here and there. top temperatures again for caithness and sutherland, 23 or even 2a celsius. on thursday there will still be some showers around and some of these showers could be heavy and thundery in nature. but again there will be some brightness and spells of sunshine to the north and also towards the south as well. temperatures once more slightly above the seasonal average for the vast majority. another mild night to follow as well.

the low pressure will gradually pull away to the near continent as we head through friday and into the weekend. still some showers in the south but a ridge of high pressure will start to influence our weather further north, so here it should be largely dry and it will feel pleasantly warm in the sunshine. live from london, this is bbc news.

protests outside and inside georgia's parliament, where mps pass a controversial law that critics say will silence dissent. america's top diplomat is on a surprise visit to the ukrainian capital, kyiv, and promises a new package of us weapons will make a difference there. donald trump's criminal hush money trial to resume shortly, with the star witness michael cohen back in the stand for a second day. hello. i'm ben brown. welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. let's interviews and reaction. start with in georgia. georgia's parliament has approved a bill on "foreign agents" that has provoked a political crisis

in the country. this has happened in the