Assisted dying: why Britain should back a change

Assisted dying: why Britain should back a change

Should people have the right to choose how they die? Though many Britons support the principle, a vote on assisted dying in the House of Commons may fail. Donald Trump reshaped the Supreme Court in his first term. His second act could be just as dramatic (09:30). And remembering figurative painter Frank Auerbach (18:10).


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Tripoli threat: a warlord’s bid to take Libya

Tripoli threat: a warlord’s bid to take Libya

As rebel forces advance on Tripoli and American troops withdraw, we look at the Libyan general leading the march, and at the country’s fractured politics. There’s evidence that Facebook’s advertisemen...

8 Apr 201920min

Theresa looks left: Brexit negotiations

Theresa looks left: Brexit negotiations

Having seemingly exhausted options within her own party, Prime Minister Theresa May is now trying to strike an EU divorce deal with Jeremy Corbyn, the head of the opposition. We profile the hard-left ...

5 Apr 201923min

Resigned to it: Algeria’s president

Resigned to it: Algeria’s president

After two decades as president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika has resigned. But the cabal that’s been running the country doesn’t want to give up power and the opposition is disorganised. Will anything change?...

4 Apr 201920min

Fund while it lasted: the 1MDB scandal

Fund while it lasted: the 1MDB scandal

Today Malaysia’s former prime minister faces his first of several trials, for alleged involvement in the disappearance of billions of dollars from 1MDB, a state-run fund. Businesses also endure their ...

3 Apr 201920min

Vote with pride: LGBT politicians

Vote with pride: LGBT politicians

Chicago votes for a new mayor today. Either way it will become the largest American city run by an African-American woman, but it may also get another openly gay mayor. We examine America’s proliferat...

2 Apr 201920min

AK, not quite OK: Turkey’s elections

AK, not quite OK: Turkey’s elections

Turkey’s ruling AK party made historic losses in local elections. Voters, it seems, are fed up with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s economic mismanagement—but his party remains firmly in control. We ...

1 Apr 201920min

Comic’s relief? Ukraine’s presidential race

Comic’s relief? Ukraine’s presidential race

A television show’s everyman character winds up as president: and now the actor who plays him leads the polls ahead of Ukraine’s election. Many museums house artefacts that were looted from their home...

29 Mar 201922min

Another dance ‘round the May poll: Brexit

Another dance ‘round the May poll: Brexit

Britain’s prime minister has promised to step down if Parliament passes her deal with the European Union. That has sparked a leadership contest that seems likely only to complicate the mess. As an Ame...

28 Mar 201921min

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