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Starmer yet to make up his mind on assisted dying Bill as cabinet split emerges Sir Keir Starmer has said Labour MPs must “make their own mind up” on whether to vote in favour of legalising assisted dying, as he avoided expressing his own view. When asked if he is going to vote in favour of the legislation and whether he has any concerns about potential coercion, he said: “Obviously a lot will depend on the detail and we need to get the balance right but I’ve always argued there will need to be proper safeguards in place.” Source link

Man in his 60s charged with murder after knife attack at London market | UK News A 66-year-old man has been charged with murder and attempted murder after a stabbing at a busy market in London. The attack happened on the morning of Remembrance Sunday on East Street, Walworth, and three people were seriously assaulted. One of those people, 77-year-old Hilkiah McLeggan from Southwark, was pronounced dead at the scene. A market stall holder who comforted the victim told The Sun: ‘There was blood everywhere. ‘The victim shouted, “I am gone. It’s the end of my life” and collapsed and…

Ryanair flight to Manchester engulfed in ‘chaos’ after man suddenly dies mid-air | UK News A Ryanair flight was forced to make an emergency landing at London Stansted after a passenger died on board. Chaos engulfed the plane travelling from Albania’s capital of Tirana to Manchester Airport on Sunday evening when a man suffered a ‘medical emergency’ mid-air. Paramedics, police and an air ambulance met the aircraft after it was diverted to the capital. Nothing could be done to save the man, whose identity has not been confirmed, and he was pronounced dead at the scene. One witness said the…

Finsbury Park stabbing leaves man with ‘potentially life-changing’ wounds | UK News Witnesses said he was attacked while he was sitting drinking coffee at a shop in Finsbury Park, before his attackers fled the scene at around 2.40pm yesterday. Metropolitan Police officers attended the scene where they discovered a man with multiple stab wounds. Images circulating on social media show the victim being wheeled away on a stretcher by paramedics. A witness told Metro: ‘They were sitting outside the coffee shop when two men came up to them, and then went straight for them. ‘It looked like they had been…

Defending champion Mark Allen is eyeing up the Champion of Champions trophy again after booking his spot in the semi-finals on Monday night. The Pistol came through the opening group of the tournament, beating World Seniors champion Igor Figueiredo 4-2 and then downing World Championship finalist Jak Jones 6-4. It was a tough scrap with the Welshman after Jones took a 3-0 lead, including a brilliant break of 137 in the third frame, looking very good indeed. The world number three showed his quality, though, with breaks of 72, 64, 104, 66 and 82 to win five on the spin.…

Ecuador and LDU Quito footballer Marco Angulo has died from his injuries following a car crash at the age of 22. Angulo was involved in a collision in Ecuador’s capital, Quito, in the early hours of October 7. The promising young midfielder, capped three times by the Ecuador national team, was rushed to hospital and underwent surgery to release pressure inside his head resulting from the trauma. He had also sustained a lung contusion which required a chest tube, though no active bleeding was discovered. Messages of love and support have flooded in for Angulo in the intervening 35 days,…

Rio Ferdinand has tipped Max Dowman to become the next Arsenal academy star to break into Mikel Arteta’s first-team squad. The 14-year-old is regarded as one of Arsenal’s brightest academy prospects and he even trained with Arteta’s squad last weekend before their 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday. In September, Dowman also made history by becoming the youngest-ever goalscorer in the UEFA Youth League. Ethan Nwaneri is already making a strong case for more first-team minutes having impressed since making the jump from Arsenal’s academy, and Ferdinand believes Dowman is on the same path to making a similar impact. ‘This…

Rio Ferdinand has suggested Ruben Amorim may have made a mistake in not keeping Ruud van Nistelrooy on at Manchester United. Amorim touched down in Manchester on Monday to officially take the reins at Old Trafford having been named Erik ten Hag’s permanent replacement at the start of the month. The 39-year-old arrives from Sporting Lisbon with his trusted backroom team in tow, with assistants Carlos Fernandes, Adelio Candido and Emanuel Ferro, goalkeeper coach Jorge Vital and sports scientist Paulo Barreira also arriving at Carrington. It means there is no room for van Nistelrooy in the dugout with United confirming…

Norway have confirmed that Martin Odegaard will return to Arsenal during the international break to continue rehabilitation on his ankle injury. Odegaard injured his ankle ligaments during the September international break and returned from an eight-week absence as a late substitute in Arsenal’s 1-0 defeat to Inter in the Champions League last Wednesday. The 25-year-old was able to complete a full 90 minutes in Arsenal’s 1-1 draw with Chelsea on Sunday and was called up to Norway’s national side for their upcoming Nations League games against Slovenia and Kazakhstan. However, Norway’s national team doctor, Ola Sand, has announced that Odegaard…

Former Match of the Day pundit Mark Lawrenson believes the BBC have a ready-made replacement waiting in the wings to replace Gary Lineker at the end of the season. Lineker has been the face of the flagship football highlights programme for 25 years but will step away from the role at the end of the current Premier League campaign. The former England international will remain with the BBC to anchor its FA Cup coverage next season and the 2026 World Cup in USA, Mexico and Canada before leaving the broadcaster for good. For years, Lineker was joined by Lawrenson in…