Belgian Paralympian ends life through euthanasia

Media playback is not supported on this device Living with euthanasia: Marieke’s story Belgian Paralympian Marieke Vervoort has ended her own life through euthanasia at the age of 40. Vervoort, who won gold and silver at the London 2012 Paralympics, and two further medals at Rio 2016, had an incurable degenerative muscle disease. Euthanasia is […]

Brexit bill ‘in limbo’ as MPs reject timetable

Media captionMPs voted to reject the Brexit bill three-day timetable by 322 votes to 308 Boris Johnson has hit the pause button on his Brexit legislation after MPs rejected his plan to get it through the Commons in three days. MPs backed his Withdrawal Agreement Bill – but minutes later voted against the timetable, leaving […]

Brexit bill ‘in limbo’ as MPs reject timetable

Media captionMPs voted to reject the Brexit bill three-day timetable by 322 votes to 308 Boris Johnson has hit the pause button on his Brexit deal legislation after MPs rejected his plan to get it through the Commons in three days. MPs gave the PM a boost by backing his Withdrawal Agreement Bill – but […]

Turkey Syria offensive: Erdogan and Putin strike deal over Kurds

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan back opposing sides in Syria’s civil war Turkey and Russia have agreed what they called a “historic” deal over military action against Kurds in northern Syria after a marathon diplomatic meeting. The two powers had both stationed troops on the Turkey-Syria border after US […]

Norway ambulance hijack: Oslo rampage leaves three hurt

Media captionThe ambulance crashed after a rampage through Oslo A man has been charged with attempted murder after a stolen ambulance crashed into a family in the Norwegian capital Oslo, injuring three people – including twin babies. Public broadcaster NRK showed images of the ambulance driving through the city as gunshots were apparently fired from […]

Danish Rubjerg lighthouse moved inland on skates

Media captionAerial footage shows the scale of the operation to move the lighthouse For 120 years, the Rubjerg Knude lighthouse has been perched on a sand dune on the northern Danish coast, but coastal erosion from North Sea winds threatened to topple it into the sea. Now the 720-tonne structure has been saved, in an […]

Olympic flame or dating ad? Paris 2024 logo divides opinion

Image copyright Getty Images The logo for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games has been unveiled to both praise and mockery on social media. The new design at once depicts the Olympic flame within a gold medal, and the hair and lips of Marianne – the personification of the French Republic since the 1789 revolution. Organisers […]

Brexit: MPs’ vote on deal ruled out by Speaker John Bercow

Media captionBercow: The motion will not be debated today The Commons Speaker has refused a government request to hold a “yes” or “no” vote on its Brexit deal. John Bercow said a motion on the deal had been brought before MPs on Saturday, and it would be “repetitive and disorderly” to debate it again. Saturday’s […]

Brexit: MPs’ vote on deal ruled out by Speaker John Bercow

Media captionBercow: The motion will not be debated today The Commons Speaker has refused a government request to hold a “yes” or “no” vote on its Brexit deal. John Bercow said a motion on the deal had been brought before MPs on Saturday, and it would be “repetitive and disorderly” to debate it again. Saturday’s […]

Northern Ireland abortion and and same-sex marriage law change deadline passes

Image caption Stormont assembly members were given an ultimatum to restore power-sharing by midnight, or new laws on abortion and same-sex marriage would come into effect Abortion has been decriminalised and same-sex marriage is to be legalised in Northern Ireland. Legislation making the changes – which was passed by MPs at Westminster – came into […]