More than 50 religious leaders have called for assisted dying to be legalised in the UK, with vicars, priests and rabbis planning to lobby parliament ...

Cancer patients and their families are 20 times more likely to ask for help about financial issues than death and dying, figures suggest. Four out ...

As I understand the guidelines from the Director of Public Prosecutions, a spouse or even a family friend can assist somebody to die if they act out of compassion and love as far as these can be ascertained. Journalists seem to think this is a great concession which we should be happy with. I am not. All that is being tentatively offered means that amateurs will try to help other amateurs to die with, heaven help us, such mechanisms and drugs that they can get hold of. Frankly this is no better than suicide itself.

At least 10 per cent of suicides in England may be linked to serious physical illness, a report has claimed. Research published on Tuesday by Demos...