they'd have to be over 18, registered with a gp in england and wales and be expected to die within sixe mental capacity to decide and clearly express their wishes. it's also worth highlighting who wouldn't be impacted — anyone under 18, people who are in pain but not with a terminal diagnosis, or who are not mentally capable of deciding this. this result might be historic, but it's not law yet and it might never get to that stage. the next step is a lot of scrutiny and dealing with unanswered questions, like how can doctors definitively say that someone only has six months left to live? how to protect vulnerable people who might feel pressurised into doing this. how much will it cost and how will it be funded? but really, at the heart of this is one key question — how can people have the best possible death? palliative care can help make people comfortable at the end of their lives. about 450,000 people across the uk need it every year. they don't all get it, though. about 100,000 have to go without. some argue the government should be prioritising this. we would encourage them i to st

now, _ england and wales. more on that on our website. now, time - england and wales.ime to - on our website. now, time to bring you up to date with the sport. hello from the bbc sport centre. the premier league fixtures are underway with four on at present. incoming leicester manager ruud van nistelrooy is in the stands as he watches his new side, away at brentford. crystal palace take on newcastle. nottingham forest are up against ipswich and gary 0'neil�*s wolves face his former club bournemouth. arsenal are away at west ham in a couple of hours. raheem sterling hasn't played much football since joining the gunners, but mikel arteta says you can expect that to change. i would like to see him more, to be fair, and this is down to me. he is trying his best. his application, his commitment around the team, has been exceptional. now it is time for me to give him more minutes. it's advantage mclaren in f1�*s constructor�*s championship battle, as they secured a 1—2 in the qatar sprint race. lando norris led from start almost to the finish, with his team mate 0scar piastr

nearly two—thirds of the 5500 members of the trade association in england, wales and northern irelandd to limit some services if in this ballad. 99% voted to limit so the ervices if in this ballad. 99% voted to limit so the staff, s if in this ballad. 99% voted to limit so the staff, to: in this ballad. 99% voted to limit so the staff, to the less, to the staff, to the community. i am less, to the staff, to the community. iam here less, to the staff, to the community. i am here as a healthcare professional should be spending time and energy in trying to prevent illness and doing everything people want us to do, to be a job, treating people to make people better but my time is spent thinking about having got enough money to pay the bills. the about having got enough money to pay the bills-— to pay the bills. the national pharmacy — to pay the bills. the national pharmacy association - to pay the bills. the national pharmacy association says i to pay the bills. the national. pharmacy association says more than 700 sites have already shut over the past two years because of recent changes

many parts of the north of england, wales and the midlands woke to a blanket of snow.ost 200 schools have been closed today. in this birmingham park the snow brought mixed reactions. very unexpected, very surprising, actually. not a great fan at all, i have to be honest. it's been so exciting from the moment they got up and saw outside. they've been in absolute bliss and out there playing in the sludge straightaway. mine went out before 7am. they were, like, "it�*s snowing, boots on, let�*s get out." good boy. and in wales, with thick snow covering the grass, breakfast at this sheep farm was served by hand. for all the disruption deep snow has caused... ..including in nottinghamshire, it has also created some beautiful scenes, like this in newstead abbey. yellow weather warnings remain in place now for parts of england, wales, scotland and northern ireland until tomorrow morning, and drivers are being reminded to be prepared in case of breakdown. but for many, the snow is a rare treat. navteonhal, bbc news. police have said efforts to capture a runaway emu in lincolnsh

west, few spots of rain through the day, parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland, equally a few brighter spells northeast walesd, north—east scotland, areas with some shelter from the breeze. but look at the temperatures — 13—15 degrees, very mild indeed for the last day of november. it will be quite windy out there, those winds actually strengthening across western parts as we head into the evening ahead of the arrival of this frontal system that will push its way eastwards overnight. bit of showery rain running ahead of that. so, some outbreaks of rain through the early hours of sunday morning. again, it's going to be really very mild, temperatures holding up in double digits for most as we head into the second half of the weekend. so here goes our frontal system, pushing its way eastwards during sunday. that is going to bring some outbreaks of rain. sunday, probably the wetter of the two weekend days for england and wales, as these outbreaks of rain push eastwards. scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells and showers, that brighter but showery regime spreading to most areas before sunday afternoon

and that rain that's in the north west of scotland will be pushing its way into england and wales ont and patchy rain. and to the north the winds are picking up again, especially in northern scotland. and this is where we'll see the bulk of the showers getting blown in, and things are starting to get a little bit colder here across scotland, whereas further south temperatures still into double figures. so things are changing over the weekend. pressure is going to be dropping and we're going to find some weather fronts arriving and rain developing more widely on sunday. but what happens after that is the wind direction changes, the air coming, if anything, all the way down from the arctic, that colder air is pushing its way southwards. so a big change in the weather for the beginning of next week. it's going to be feeling a lot colder. daytime temperatures typically only six degrees. and i think overnight, we're going to have some frost around as well. and there could even be a bit of snow over some parts of scotland. live from london, this is bbc news. president—elect trump announces

england. it does dry up a bit across wales and the south—west. a few showers here., scotland. close to the centre of that low, still very windy. gales in the north. those are your overnight temperatures. not quite as mild as it was last night. so, tomorrow, a slightly calmer day. storm bert still close enough to be bringing some pretty windy weather in northern areas. frequent showers across scotland, northern ireland, northern england. one or two into wales, the south—west. not as many further south and east. the winds not as strong as they have been, particularly in southern areas. it is going to feel a little bit chillier, though, and we take that with us into tuesday. it may be cold enough for some wintriness in the showers across high ground in northern scotland. a band of showery rain pushing southwards into northern ireland, northern england. drier further south. temperatures generally between seven and 11 degrees. now, into the middle part of the week, this area of low pressure is likely to bring some rain across some southern parts of england, wales, perhap

they did a ballot in england, wales and northern ireland of community pharmacies, and the owners, andthey are not a union so it is not a strike, but take some action in protest of what they say is underfunding. they say the real terms funding from government has poland by 40% and they are expected to do more and more things, dispense more and more things, dispense more prescriptions, and do more treatment for minor conditions. so they are saying if there is no money put forward in the next month or so, they will take some form of action in january which will involve possibly cutting back to a0 hours a week, which means one day a week they might not open at all, affecting patients. talking waiting times, pharmacies, potentially closing, we are approaching the winter period monday are more pressures on the nhs and health services. patient at home might be thinking, will this be another stressful winter? it is another stressful winter? it is a bit of a _ another stressful winter? it is a bit of a gloomy _ another stressful winter? it 3 a bit of a gloomy message for them because the medic

there are around 5 million leasehold homes in england and wales. ving in cities, buying a flat is the only option. but many have told me they had no idea the added costs would be so high. the average service charge in england and wales is £2,321 — up 30% in five years. but in london, it's more than £2,500 — and up 36%. with everything else going up, as well, they just become impossible. it will get to a point where you can't pay it, and what do you do? to the east of the capital, in chelmsford, keeley bought a 60% share of her flat in 2021. it was marketed by a social landlord as affordable, but she says it's become anything but. you just get the response all the time, that is, "well, that's what everything costs. "that's what you're going to have to pay." but you're also supposed to be providing housing for people that are on low incomes. itjust doesn't make any sense. her service charge is now £4,000 a year. it's disgusting. i just don't see how you can justify — how you can call yourself a social landlord whilst we're telling you that these are u

west, a few spots of rain through the day, parts of northern england, northern ireland and scotland, equally a few brighter spells northeast walesy of november. it will be quite windy out there, those winds actually strengthening across western parts as we head into the evening ahead of the arrival of this frontal system that will push its way eastwards overnight. bit of showery rain running ahead of that. so, some outbreaks of rain through the early hours of sunday morning. again, it�*s going to be really very mild, temperatures holding up in double digits for most as we head into the second half of the weekend. so here goes our frontal system, pushing its way eastwards during sunday. that is going to bring some outbreaks of rain. sunday, probably the wetter of the two weekend days for england and wales, as these outbreaks of rain push eastwards. scotland and northern ireland seeing sunny spells and showers, that brighter but showery regime spreading to most areas before sunday afternoon is done. still very mild, 12—14 degrees. but we will see a bit of a change as we move out of sunday and into monday. we do start to pick up th

yellow weather warnings remain in place now for parts of england, wales, scotland and northern irelandown. but for many, the snow is a rare treat. navteonhal, bbc news. and in wales, with thick snow covering the grass, breakfast at this sheep farm was served by hand. for all the disruption deep snow has caused... ..including in nottinghamshire, it has also created some beautiful scenes, like this in newstead abbey. yellow weather warnings remain in place now for parts of england, wales, scotland and northern ireland until tomorrow morning, and drivers are being reminded to be prepared in case of breakdown. but for many, the snow is a rare treat. navteonhal, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. time for a wintry the weather. time for a wintry look neather. time for a wintry look to ather. time for a wintry look to the r. weather for some of us but the rule of is that what you had of thumb is that what you had falling from the sky today, rain, sleet or snow, might well freeze overnight tonight, so things are wet, slushy or snowing where you are, there is the threat of some ice, so t

pharmacy owners in england, wales and northern ireland have voted in favour of cutting opening hours deliveries for the first time in a protest over government funding. in the ballot, run by the national pharmacy association, who represent independent community pharmacies, 99% of pharmacy owners said they were willing to limit their services in the interests of patient safety if improved funding is not forthcoming. our health reporter jim reed reports. ashley cohen has run this pharmacy in leeds for the past 18 years, but he says making ends meet has become more difficult. the funding that independent pharmacists like this receive from the government has been cut in real terms over the last decade, while his costs have risen sharply. my overall worry is that i've got responsibilities. i've got responsibilities to lease, to my staff, to my community, and i'm here as a healthcare professional. i should be spending my time and energy in trying to prevent illness and do everything that the government wants us to do to be agile in terms of treating illness and making people better. but my

cloud comes in, lifting temperatures in the northwest but ahead of it with clearer skies in england and walese cold to start wednesday, temperatures close to freezing in places and a few mist and fog patches in northern england, the midlands towards the west country, too. those will lift through the morning, sunshine developing. it looks quite cloudy for western scotland, a bit damp too cloud for northern ireland, moving over the irish sea into north west england and north wales, but further south and east we'll hang on to some sunshine — not a bad day. temperatures generally 11 degrees, i think, for england and wales. milder further north, typically 13 in scotland and northern ireland. those atlantic winds bringing in the cloud will push southwards behind that weak weather front overnight — that weather front bringing a little rain first thing in the far southeast. but following on from that much more cloud, so it's not going to be as cold to start on thursday. but sunshine, i think, is going to be harder to find. and in the far north of scotland, there could even be a few spots of rain retu

so that's past the west of england, into wales, past cardiff and as far as bridgend.t, i am helpless and frustrated. one of the reasons for these long—term waiting lists is the persistent gender bias. women's health is constantly deprioritised, so whenever there is a crisis, the first thing that is affected is non—cancer gynaecological conditions. there have been small dips in the gynaecology waiting list, but they're still stubbornly high. women being in pain and off work with these conditions has a wider cost to the economy, about £11 billion a year. so how will authorities get this 160 mile waiting list moving? nhs england says staff are working hard to cut long waits, and it's bringing in more women's health hubs in the community. governments from wales, scotland and northern ireland all say they're trying to improve things too. anna is still on nhs waiting lists and in pain every day. my main source of positivity is my daughter. i have to keep going for her, i've got no choice. i don't want her generation to suffer the way i've suffered. catherine burns, bbc news

that is something that makes england and wales are unique in the world, yes.— the world, yes. world, yes. thank you very much for talking _ the world, yes. thank you very much for talking us _ the world, yes. thank you very much for talking us through i the world, yes. thank you very much for talking us through all of that. it is a fascinating conundrum. just to say... for viewers in the uk, there are two special programmes about living as a leaseholder available for you to watch now on bbc iplayer, the true cost of leasehold, and the leasehold trap. stay with us here on bbc news. hello there. good afternoon. well, it's still very cold today, but the air will turn dramatically milder over the weekend, along with some very severe weather indeed from storm bert. it's a very deep area of low pressure, pushing northwards and eastwards through the weekend. strong winds, some very heavy rain and also some more snowfall, particularly heavy over the hills towards the north. there could be blizzard—like conditions with those strong winds as we head through saturday morning in particula

will see fog reforming across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, parts of northern england, walesd the channel islands. it will stay pretty breezy here. another cold night where the skies are clear and the winds are light. but milder in the north—west of scotland because here we will see a frontal system starting to push its way in. that is going to bring more generally cloudy weather. you can see that band of cloud, maybe even a few spots of rain sinking southwards across scotland. i think it is going to be a pretty gloomy day for northern ireland after a foggy start for some and a lot of cloud rolling in from the north. cloud, too through the isle of man into north west england, north wales, parts of the midlands, best of the sunshine down towards the south and temperatures for most of us around 11, 12 or 13 degrees. now thursday's weather looks very similar. large amounts of cloud, a few spots of drizzle, a bit misty and murky in places. some bright or sunny spells and temperature—wise, well, highs of around 11, 12, 13 degrees. maybe 1a, in just a few places. for friday again,

will sea fog reforming across parts of northern ireland, southern scotland, parts of northern england, walesing across the far south—east of england and the channel islands and it will stay busy here, another cold night where skies are clear and windsor light, but milder in the north west of scotland because we will see a fantasist and push its way in and that will bring more generally cloudy weather, and you can see that band of cloud, maybe even some spots of rain sinking southwards across scotland. it is going to be a pretty gloomy day for northern ireland after a foggy start for some, and a lot of cloud rolling in from the north. cloud for the isle of man into north—west england, north wales, parts of the midlands, the best of the sunshine done to the south, and temperatures are most of us around 11, 12 or 13 degrees, there is to's weather it looks very similar, large amounts of cloud, some spots of drizzle and bestie are murky in places, some bright or sunny spells, and temperature —wise, highs of around 11 or 12 degrees, maybe iii degrees and a few places. for friday, very cloudy weath

rain affecting southern areas of the uk, certainly south—western england, wales in the morning and throughjust as it pulls away a sting in its tail. there could be gales around coasts of lincolnshire, also east anglia and possibly coastal areas of the south—east, but, hopefully, the worst will be out to sea. it will impact though the low countries. i think for most on wednesday it's going to be a dry and bright day. the potential for some nasty weather in the south—east and east anglia at some point on wednesday — not a guarantee. here's the outlook then, as we head through the rest of the week and into the weekend. i'm very pleased to say the weather is going to be generally calmer, with high pressure around, some sunshine and some chilly, frosty nights. bye— bye. live from london. this is bbc news. 17 people are missing in egypt after a tourist boat sinks in the red sea. britain braces itself for more disruption from storm bert after severe floods devastate parts of wales. i will be speaking live to our correspond —— in the worst affected areas. a bbc undercover investigation exposes a f

rain in southern england and getting wetter in northern ireland as the low pressure begins to arrive. so a cold day and temperatures are beginning to drop further across waleshrough the evening and overnight we may well find some snow in northern ireland but more especially in southern scotland and northern england, where there could be over ten centimetres of snow. that will bring some disruption to the northern pennines. that snow will continue overnight and into tuesday morning than the low pressure moves away and more snow showers in northern scotland which will continue into next week and that blast of colder air will push its way southwards. live from london. this is bbc news. farmers in wales stage a protest outside the welsh labour conference opposing government plans to change an inheritence tax. ten newborn babies die in a hospitalfire in northern india. 16 other babies are receiving treatment. president zelensky has said ukraine must do all it can through diplomacy to end the war with russia next year, but said negotations with moscow would only start from a position of strength. the head of the electoral commission in georgia has been doused wit

and that rain that's in the north west of scotland will be pushing its way into england and wales onotland. and this is where we'll see the bulk of the showers getting blown in, and things are starting to get a little bit colder here across scotland, whereas further south temperatures still into double figures. so things are changing over the weekend. pressure is going to be dropping and we're going to find some weather fronts arriving and rain developing more widely on sunday. but what happens after that is the wind direction changes, the air coming, if anything, all the way down from the arctic, that colder air is pushing its way southwards. so a big change in the weather for the beginning of next week. it's going to be feeling a lot colder. daytime temperatures typically only six degrees. and i think overnight, we're going to have some frost around as well. and there could even be a bit of snow over some parts of scotland. good morning. welcome to breakfast. the headlines: independent pharmacies in england, wales and northern ireland could refuse to openin northern ireland could r

we've got some clear spells overnight across eastern scotland, central and southern parts of england, walesme, temperatures could dip to, say, two or three degrees, but with the south—westerly breeze here in northern ireland and western scotland, as a weather front approaches, it'll be a little bit milder in the morning. so, stronger winds and some damp weather for northern and western scotland. but to the south we've got some sunshine for places like birmingham, hull, norwich and london. temperatures will be around ten celsius. now, the weekend sees the onset of the cold weather. it is going to be a gradual process. the colder winds will first reach scotland, northern england, and it will be quite chilly along the north sea coast as well. so here's the weather map for saturday, shows that big low across scandinavia, sending those stronger winds from the north and that arctic air spreading across the country. it's a weak weather front, so not an awful lot of rain, just cloud, and i think patchy rain, middle of the afternoon, across central and southern parts of england and wales. to the nor

and that rain that's in the north west of scotland will be pushing its way into england and wales on it's quite light and patchy rain. and to the north the winds are picking up again, especially in northern scotland. and this is where we'll see the bulk of the showers getting blown in, and things are starting to get a little bit colder here across scotland, whereas further south temperatures still into double figures. so things are changing over the weekend. pressure is going to be dropping and we're going to find some weather fronts arriving and rain developing more widely on sunday. but what happens after that is the wind direction changes, the air coming, if anything, all the way down from the arctic, that colder air is pushing its way southwards. so a big change in the weather for the beginning of next week. it's going to be feeling a lot colder. daytime temperatures typically only six degrees. and i think overnight, we're going to have some frost around as well. and there could even be a bit of snow over some parts of scotland. lead said live from singapore, this is bbc news. pr

the first minister of wales, eluned morgan, has described the impact of storm bert on her country as "absolutely devastating". more than 100 flood warnings are in place across england

more now on our top story here — mps voting in favour of a bill to legalise assisted dying in england and wales's a landmark moment, but the argument is far from over. there will be months of debate and scrutiny — and the bill will need approval from both the house of commons and the house of lords before it becomes law. tim muffet has been speaking to two high—profile campaigners — on either side of the issue. chanting: assisted dying now! chanting: assistance to live! not to die! — a matter of life and death. bringing in an assisted dying bill now is just absolutely wrong. it's very simple. ijust passionately believe in it. rarely has a parliamentary vote felt so consequential. the ayes to the right, 330. the noes to the left 275. the ayes have it, the ayes have it. amongst those congratulating mp kim leadbeater, whose private member's bill this was, rebecca wilcox, here in the dark blue coat and purple scarf. her mum, dame esther rantzen, has stage four lung cancer. she'd been urging mps to support the bill. dame esther, what is your reaction to the result of the vote in the house of commons

continue across the north of scotland, coming across northern ireland, isle of man, northern england, walesere is a risk of ice on untreated surfaces and a widespread frost with temperatures widely below freezing. so that takes us into tomorrow. tomorrow, too, we are looking at some wintry showers. we have this ridge of high pressure building in, so that will kill off some of the showers across northern scotland. but there will still be some coming in on the wind across the north—west of the country blowing inland, a few coming down the east coast and again a lot of dry weather, some sunshine. not quite as cold as today. it will still feel cold if you are out and about. then we see a dramatic change in the weather as this deep area of low pressure comes in. we are pulling in warmer south—westerly winds, or milder, i should say, as represented by the yellows and the ambers, and with that we are also going to bring in some heavy rain. as this bumps into the cold air, we will see some snow across parts of england and also scotland. even at lower levels, the vale of york, for example, could hav

on friday mps will vote on a bill which if passed would legalise assisted dying in england and wales. to die within six months could seek help to end their lives if two doctors and a high courtjudge approved. mps last voted on the issue in 2015. since then, similar legislation has been introduced in other countries. fergus walsh has been taking a lock. more than 300 million people around the world live in countries which have legalised assisted dying. the legislation proposed for england and wales is based on the system operating in oregon in the united states since 1997. there, it's open to terminally ill, mentally competent adults expected to die within six months, and must be signed off by two doctors. two thirds of patients who have an assisted death have cancer, around one in ten have a neurological condition, and one in ten heart disease. here are some of their biggest concerns. nine in ten worry about loss of autonomy. two thirds cite loss of dignity. and more than four in ten are worried about being a burden on family or friends. around one in three of those prescribed a letha

at least 3,000 buildings across england and wales are without power.everal roads have been closed and public transport services have been affected. this was the scene at barnard castle in county durham this morning, where you can see the a66 it is closed in both directions between the a67 near bowes and the a685 near brough because of heavy snow in the area. also the m48 severn bridge is closed in both directions because of the wind speeds. storm bert could bring up to 30cm of snow today as wintry conditions sweep across the uk with a "hazardous mix of wet, windy and wintry conditions". and in hampshire, the asa is closed southbound between the a272 and the m3. let's show you where the alerts are in force. first the amber one. it is for heavy snow and ice across scotland. that is in force until 5pm. and yellow wind, rain and snow warnings cover much of the rest of the uk. and yellow wind, rain and snow warnings cover much of the rest of the uk. here you can see the path that storm bert has taken overnight and into today. storm bert will also bring extr

turning sunnier after a cloudy start in northern england, north wales and the north midlands. gh for some patchy light rain or drizzle. 13 here, single figure temperatures in the north. that colder air with all of us by sunday. a chilly start — bear that in mind if you're off to stand on the side of a rugby or football field. there will be some wintry showers in northern scotland. a few showers down the west initially but after a sunny start clouding over in the west. temperatures though — single figures for many. cold air is in place for the end of sunday. this weather system just pushing its way in. that will cause a bit of a hiccup in the early part of next week. this low pressure will have mild in the south, bringing wet and windy weather. 0n the northern edge we could see a spell of significant, potentially disruptive snow for some. certainly not for all. where that happens is one thing that will have to keep an eye on. where that low pressure crosses will be crucial. once it goes, the rest of next week — much, much colder, overnight frosts, and some wintry showers for som

we do have showers across scotland, northern ireland, north—west england, wales and the south—west andland. through the day the liner cloud will produce some showers as it sinks south, we hang onto a few other showers but a lot of dry weather and also a fair bit of sunshine. through the day we will see the cloud builder across the south—west and by the end of the afternoon, there will be rain in the isles of scilly and eventually into cornwall. 0ur be rain in the isles of scilly and eventually into cornwall. our next area of low pressure arrives. these area of low pressure arrives. these are the temperatures today, five to 12. as we pick up this area of low pressure, it is pushing north and east, some of the rain will be heavy particularly in the isle of wight, towards essex, where we could see an inch. we could see some wintriness on the hills. further north, variable cloud but also some clearer skies. ahead of this system coming in, temperatures will fall away. skies. ahead of this system coming in, temperatu afternoon, away. skies. ahead of this system coming in, temperatu afternoon

england and wales on the whole will be drier and quieter with some sunshine.well, with that westerly wind — 8—10 degrees the overall high. moving out of monday and looking at a little bit further ahead, bert will finally ease over into scandinavia. little ridge of high pressure quietens things down for tuesday. we will keep a close eye on this front, which could threaten more rain into south—west england and wales, but overall, it's a quieter but slightly cooler story as we go through the week ahead. take care. this is bbc news, the headlines: an eleventh—hour deal at the cop29 climate summit, after negotiations on financing for poorer nations, went into overtime. but many aren't happy, as some nations, including india, say the deal falls far short of what is needed. lebanon's health ministry says 3,670 people have now been killed in israeli attacks since october 2023, with more than 50 people killed on saturday. at least 20 people were killed in beirut, and more than 60 others were injured. israel's government says an israeli rabbi who went missing in the uni

independent pharmacies in england, wales and northern ireland have voted to cut opening hours and stoprnment over funding. members of the national pharmacy association are demanding a £1.7 billion a year increase in financing. the department of health in england says it wants all pharmacists to work with it to achieve a service fit for the future. the consumer group which? has launched a £3 billion legal claim against apple. it's accusing the tech giant of unfairly locking a0 million british customers into its icloud storage service, and charging them rip—off prices. our technology editor zoe kleinman joins us from glasgow. zoe? if you buy an apple product to net a zoe? if you buy an apple product to get a certain _ zoe? if you buy an apple product to get a certain amount _ zoe? if you buy an apple product to get a certain amount of _ zoe? if you buy an apple product to get a certain amount of digital - get a certain amount of digital storage forfree but get a certain amount of digital storage for free but if you need more than that to back up your videos, photos, messages and everythi

patient self administer the lethal dose very much like the system proposed for england and wales butit. asked about the end of life concerns, nine in ten worry about losing their autonomy, to third sight loss of dignity. fourin third sight loss of dignity. four in ten worry about being a burden on family and friends. around one in three prescribed a lethal dose do not use it. across the united states, assisted dying has spread to ten states, more than double the number a decade ago. in 2016, canada introduced medical assistance in dying, 2016, canada introduced m

the legislation proposed for england and wales is based on the system operating in oregon in the unitedre, it's open to terminally ill, mentally competent adults expected to die within six months, and must be signed off by two doctors. two—thirds of patients who have an assisted death have cancer, around one in ten have a neurological condition, and one in ten heart disease. here are some of their biggest concerns. nine in ten worry about loss of autonomy. two—thirds cite loss of dignity. and more than four in ten are worried about being a burden on family or friends. around one in three of those prescribed a lethal dose don't go ahead with it. across the united states, assisted dying is now legal in 11 jurisdictions — including california and colorado, which introduced it in 2016, as well as newjersey and maine in 2019. canada introduced medical assistance in dying in 2016 — initially just for the terminally ill. in 2021, it was extended to those experiencing unbearable suffering from an irreversible illness or disability. it's due to be extended to those with a mental illness in three

these are the temperatures this afternoon for most of england and wales.gh this evening, overnight and into friday, there's going to be some more snow showers around, some icy conditions as well, most of the snow falling inland across northern and western scotland. sleet and snow showers, though, for northern ireland over the irish sea into wales, northwest england through the midlands and towards east anglia. and whilst it's going to turn dry in the southwest, here it's likely to turn icy as well because there will be a widespread frost — could again be down to —10 in parts of scotland. we're going to find these showers along the north sea coast moving away. many eastern areas will be dry. we've got a few more wintry showers for western scotland, northern ireland and around some western parts of england and wales. snow mainly over the hills, because temperatures are beginning to risejust a little bit on friday, getting up to 6 or 7 degrees at best. but heading into the weekend, we look out in the atlantic and we've got this rapidly deepening area of low p

this is the radar over the last 36 hours, parts of south—west england and wales have seen well over 100 strong winds. this morning the south—west of england bore the brunt, this gust of 76 mph in yeovil was the strongest they've seen since 1990. very wet, very windy across southern and south—eastern parts of england as we head towards the end of the day. winds picking up end of the day. winds picking up over northern ireland and western scotland. gale is in many areas here could cause disruption. lots of showers in the north of the uk. heading through this evening and overnight, this band of rain trudges slowly across the south—east of england. —— gales in many areas. frequent showers across the north of the uk, northern ireland, scotland, still very windy, gales in the north. tonight will not be as mild as last night. tomorrow, slightly calmer day. storm bert close enough still to bring windy weather in northern areas. frequent showers across scotland, northern ireland and northern england, some into wales in the south—west but not as many further south and east. when's not as strong a

that cloud extending into northern england and parts of wales.urky places. they could be some spots of drizzle. some sunny spells. temperatures around 11 or 12 degrees. on friday things to look similar once again. some sunny spells but large amounts of cloud. it will be turning increasingly windy across the north of scotland with a more active weather front pushing into the picture. some outbreaks of rain without and that front will seek its way southwards and eastwards as we head into the start of the weekend. it then looks like an area of low pressure will develop so things will be unsettled as we head through the weekend and into the start of next week it looks like things will turn colder and they could be in some places some wintry showers. today at one — a proposed new law on assisted dying for england and wales. supporters say the aim is to shorten death, not end life, and would come with strict safeguards. critics say people could feel pressure to end their own life. also on the programme. the bbc confirms presenter gary lineker will leav

parts of south—west england and wales have seen well over 100 millimetres of rain, that water all runninglooding. we have also had very strong winds. this morning, the south—west of england bore the brunt, discussed at 76 miles an hour, the strongest they have seen since 1990. very wet, very windy across these southern and south—eastern parts of england towards the end of the day. the wind picking up again across northern ireland in western scotland, gales in many areas here could cause some disruption, a lot of showers in the north of the uk. as we head into this evening and overnight, this ring does trudge slowly across the south—east of england. it does dry up across wales and the south—west, a few showers here. frequent showers across the north of the uk close to the centre of that low, still very windy. gail is and those are your overnight temperatures, not as mild as last night. tomorrow, a slightly calmer day. storm bert still close enough to be bringing some pretty windy weather in northern areas. frequent showers across the north of england but not as many for the south and east.

it sets england and wales on a path to join country which allow choice at the end of life. hello, welcome to the programme. mps have a taken a historic step towards legalising assisted dying in england and wales. we will be hearing both sides of the debate. thousands of people on the streets of the capital of georgia to protest the government move to suspend their entrance into the european union. and also even if richard is not immediately return cecil landa, ukraine looks to enter nato. we start in the uk. mps have a taken a historic step towards legalising assisted dying in england and wales. there were five hours of highly impassioned and emotional debate among mps in parliament, and the result could mark one of the biggest social changes this country has seen for decades. 330 mp5 330 mps voted in favour and 275 against, a majority of 55%. it represents the first step in giving terminally ill people the right to choose to end their own life. and in recognition of the magnitude of their decision, the result was met by mps not with cheers of approval, but with complete sil

cloud comes in, lifting temperatures in the northwest but ahead of it with clearer skies in england and walesidlands towards the west country, too. those will lift through the morning, sunshine developing. it looks quite cloudy for western scotland, a bit damp to cloud for northern ireland, moving over the irish sea into north west england and north wales, but further south and east we'll hang on to some sunshine — not a bad day. temperatures generally 11 degrees, i think, for england and wales. milder further north, typically 13 in scotland and northern ireland. those atlantic winds bringing in the cloud will push southwards behind that weak weather front overnight — that weather front bringing a little rain first thing in the far southeast. but following on from that much more cloud, so it's not going to be as cold to start on thursday. but sunshine, i think, is going to be harder to find. and in the far north of scotland, there could even be a few spots of rain returning here as well. temperatures going to be evening out because there's more cloud around, so typically 12, maybe 13 degrees.

it says england and wales on the path the joint countries which allow choice at the end of life. ♪ >>the program. mp's take a momentous first step to legalize assisted dying in england and wales. we will hear from both sides of the debate. also, thousands on the street into policing -- policing to protest moves to join the european union. ukraine's president suggests he's prepared to end the hot phase of the ukraine more in return for nato membership, even if russia does not immediate he returned seized land. we start in the u.k. mp's have taken a historic step towards legalizing assisted dying in england and wales. there were five hours of highly impassioned and emotiol debate among mp's and parliament. the result could mark on the biggest social changes the country has seen for decades. 330 in favor of the bill, 275 against. a majority of 55 represent the first step in giving terminally ill people the right to choose to end their own life. in recognition of the magnitude of their decision, the result was met by mp's not with cheers of approval but with complete silence. it was a fre

so, here's that rain as it spreads across southern parts of england and wales through the course of theht. the met office warns there could be some heavy rain in the south — in fact, through wednesday morning, we could see as much as 40mm of rain, the met office warns — and on top of that, gusty winds around the southeast and east anglia. so, here's that rain, early in the morning — you can see it's actually spread a little bit further north, too, but it's not quite as heavy across lincolnshire into the peak district, or even yorkshire. but it does leave behind a legacy of thick cloud and quite chilly conditions. now, here are the winds, up to around gale force, we think around east anglia and the southeast of england. again, the worst of the storm is expected to develop across the north sea, which means that storm connell will, in fact, miss us. but, further towards the west and the north, it'll be much better with some sunshine, light winds. but it will be chilly — five celsius in belfast, around three celsius expected in glasgow. so that's wednesday. now, here's a look at thursday's