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A senior professor of old-age psychiatry has branded the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ (RCPsych) approach to the Assisted Dying Bill ‘inconsistent with the college membership’. Baroness Elaine Murphy, a prominent medical member of the House of Lords, has added her voice to a growing number of RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president,… Read more »
The House of Lords Select Committee on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill) held the first oral evidence sessions today, where it heard overwhelmingly that patient choice and autonomy are enhanced by the introduction of assisted dying. The Bill sponsors and three representatives from Royal Colleges all said that patients will be able… Read more »
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By politics.co.uk staff The funeral of one of the two soldiers shot dead in Northern Ireland is due to take place later today. Mark Quinsey, 23, was killed along with Patrick Azimkar, 21, as they collected a pizza delivery at the Massereene Barracks in Antrim. His funeral is expected to take place at Highters Heath… Read more »
By politics.co.uk staff Two more men have been arrested over the murder of Northern Ireland police officer Stephen Carroll. The men, aged 31 and 27, were arrested in Craigavon, County Armagh, this morning, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) confirmed. Five other people are being questioned by police over the murder of PC Carroll,… Read more »
