The Prime Minister has been warned by more than 100 Labour MPs that failing to pass assisted dying legislation would undermine trust in politics. Spen Valley MP Kim Leadbeater introduced the bill to Parliament and says the delay to the bill is ‘undemocratic'. The current bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales was passed by the Commons in June last year but has been stalled in the House of Lords for months and is now unlikely to pass.
A family have shared their devastation after having to bury loved ones outside their local area because the cemetery was full. Mahboob Hussain, 84, died in January, with his family told the last remaining space for Muslim burial at Dewsbury Cemetery had been filled the day he died. Sahil Hussain, his grandson, said about 30 of his relatives were buried at the cemetery, but they were forced to bury his grandfather away from his local community in Heckmondwike. I wrote this story for the BBC News website and I filmed and edited this story for TV...
Can you imagine how exciting it’d be to have a sleepover in an aquarium? Well that’s exactly what one hundred and fifty Beavers and Cubs from the 20th Sheffield Scout Group did at The Deep in Hull. It was organised to mark a special year of celebrations for the Scouting Movement of 110 years of Cubs, 40 years of Beavers and 5 years of Squirrels.
Here's the BBC Look North TV report...
