For almost two decades, Orkney MSP Liam McArthur has been quietly focussed on addressing local concerns on the islands he ...

Assisted dying is a step closer to being legalised in Scotland following a landmark vote at Holyrood. Parliamentarians backed ...

The Scottish Parliament has given its initial backing to legislation to legalise assisted dying. A bill tabled by Liberal ...

The new AI-powered Consult tool has helped the Scottish parliament organise feedback from aa public consultation into themes ...

A BBC survey of GPs also found a majority were opposed, although it was not a representative sample. BBC News sent more than ...

Research by the BBC also suggests that a plurality of GPs may be against the proposals. Over 1,000 GPs responded to a BBC ...

The Bill, backed by the Daily Express Give Us Our Last Rights campaign, would allow adults over 18 who are terminally ill and ...

Stuart Murdoch, the lead singer of Belle and Sebastian, has joined campaigners to call for urgent action on ME (Myalgic ...

The Bill, which relates to England and Wales, will come before MPs in the House of Commons on Friday for its report stage.

The Bill, proposed by Liberal Democrat MSP Liam McArthur, was passed by 70 votes to 56 following nearly five hours of debate ...

Kim Leadbeater said she is ‘pleased’ that MSPs backed the general principles of assisted dying as psychiatrists raised ...

MSPs backed the general principles of assisted dying as psychiatrists raised "serious concerns" over Bill. | ITV National ...