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Assisted dying debate faces delay, bishops ‘risk losing legitimacy’

16 Jan 2026
In an unexpected move, as the House of Lords was considering the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, a motion was introduced calling for additional time to scrutinise the proposals before the current parliamentary session…

Kent / Sussex: major incident declared, water supplier under investigation for shortages

16 Jan 2026
South East Water is under investigation by regulator Ofwat after repeated outages since November left tens of thousands of households and businesses across Kent and Sussex without drinking water. Some properties have endured up to six…

Poland: ‘only Trump can restrain Russia’

16 Jan 2026
On a visit to the UK, Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s president, has warned that Europe faces an increasingly dangerous security environment and believes only Donald Trump can restrain Russia’s ambitions. He said that Russia could not be…

Greenland: talks in Washington and Denmark, US senators seek to block Trump’s plans

16 Jan 2026
US senators have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at safeguarding NATO unity amid rising tensions over Greenland. The bill would prevent US government funds from being used to seize, occupy or otherwise assert control over the territory…