Kate WhannelPolitical reporterWatch: How the assisted dying debate played outIn an historic vote, MPs have approved a bill which would pave the way for huge social change by giving ...

MPs have voted to change abortion legislation to stop women in England and Wales being prosecuted for ending their pregnancy.The landslide vote to decriminalise the procedure is the biggest ...

Becky MortonPolitical reporterSam FrancisPolitical reporterStatus quo is not acceptable, says Kim LeadbeaterNo one would be forced to help with the process of assisted dying against their wishes, under changes ...

Polls have closed in local elections being held for 23 councils and six mayors in England.Around a third of electors in England were eligible to vote, and more than ...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentGetty ImagesAlbanese's term has been marked by an agenda on climate change, cost of living and Indigenous issuesWhen Cyclone Alfred barrelled over Australia's east coast earlier this ...

BBCAmong those to announce the move banning some politicians are Foyle Pride in Londonderry and Causeway Pride in the north coastOrganisers of some LGBT+ festivals in Northern Ireland have ...

Staff at the University of Dundee have voted for strike action over the university's plans to cut jobs due to a potential deficit of £30m.The University and College Union ...

BBCNik Ward is disappointed the bill has passed and worries about its implications for vulnerable peopleTerminally ill people are a step closer to being able to choose when they ...

Getty ImagesFlorida is one of 10 states where abortion is on the ballot this electionA closely watched proposal to restore abortion rights in Florida is on track for defeat, ...

PA MediaHilary Benn has sent a letter to the Stormont speakerThe Secretary of State has triggered the process to enable MLAs to vote on the controversial post-Brexit trading arrangements.Hilary ...

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will vote against changing the law on assisted dying, the BBC has confirmed.Backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater has put forward a bill proposing that terminally ...

Getty ImagesDonald Trump and his Republican allies have repeatedly claimed that the Democrats are planning to get illegal immigrants to vote in the US election. “Our elections are bad, ...