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Moral Panic About Rough Sex Gives Way to Censorship in the UK

British regulators and lawmakers are hot on a measure that would make possessing or publishing strangulation porn a crime.

Reason

Assisted dying: England’s chief medic warns against complex bureaucracy

The Bill is due back before the whole House of Lords for wider committee scrutiny next week.

Evening Standard

Oasis fans given huge hint about Knebworth gigs

Oasis fans have been given the strongest hint yet the band may return to Knebworth House for a run of huge gigs next summer to mark 30 years since they played their two record-breaking gigs there back in 1996 after a member of the UK's House of Lords talked about…

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Suspension of hereditary peer by-elections extended as aristocrats face removal

The House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill is set to remove the right of bloodline peers to sit and vote in the upper chamber.

Evening Standard

Leading doctor and charity boss to join House of Lords cross benches

Professor Dame Clare Gerada and Polly Neate will sit as non-party-political members of the unelected second chamber.

Evening Standard

Widow who took husband to Dignitas tells peers law must change

A special scrutiny committee is to begin on Wednesday on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill.

The Independent UK

Democratic oversight measures for NI Brexit rules are ‘insufficient’, peers find

A House of Lords committee called for urgent action to address issues with arrangements designed to give politicians and stakeholders a greater say.

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Ex-Lord Speaker Baroness D’Souza faces ban after raising 20mph speeding tickets with Met chief

Lady D’Souza used House of Lords headed paper to query her offences with the Metropolitan Police chief

Evening Standard

House of Lords in Crisis: PPE Scandal, Israel Connection, and Growing Public Outrage

The UK House of Lords faces mounting scandals shaking public trust. Michelle Mone is tied to the £122m PPE Medpro ruling over faulty COVID contracts, while Lord David Wolfson faces backlash for supporting an IDF café near Gaza. These controversies fuel anger over corruption, cronyism, and impartiality, intensifying calls for…

International Business Times UK

As More Countries Ban First-Cousin Marriage, Why Does the UK Still Allow It?

The UK faces growing calls to ban first-cousin marriages as health risks mount, while countries like Norway and China have already outlawed the practice.

International Business Times UK

Assisted dying: Terminally ill ‘distressed’ by Theresa May’s suicide remark

The legislation is back in the House of Lords for further debate.

Evening Standard

Dame Esther Rantzen: I am making arrangements to travel alone to Dignitas

The Childline founder is among the high-profile critics of the current law, branding it ‘cruel’.

Evening Standard

Hospices ‘on the brink’ financially if assisted dying is legalised

As House of Lords prepares to debate bill, Hospice UK says sector needs adequate funding for end-of-life care

The Guardian - UK

Assisted dying: What is likely to happen now the Bill is in the House of Lords?

This is the furthest assisted dying legislation has progressed in the Westminster parliament to date.

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Lords committee suggest parts of assisted dying Bill ‘sidestep parliament’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will come before the House of Lords for its first debate among peers on Friday.

The National (Scotland)

Lord Charles Brocket charged with rape and sexual assault

THE House of Lords peer and reality TV contestant Lord Charles Brocket has been charged with rape and sexual assault ...

Guitar World

“Tony Iommi didn’t want a song by another guitarist on a Sabbath record.I never saw the money. But hearing Dio perform my song was unforgettable”: Jimi Bell may have lost out to Zakk Wylde in his Ozzy Osbourne audition, but he has no regrets

The drummer turned guitarist remains grateful for what Sharon Osbourne, Geezer Butler, Joan Jett and Randy Rand did for him, as he preps original music from his Deep Purple tribute band

The National (Scotland)

Nigel Farage’s Reform peers demand reignites calls for House of Lords to be scrapped

CALLS for the House of Lords to be scrapped have been reignited following Nigel Farage’s demands to the Prime Minister to allow him to nominate…

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The Independent UK

Voices: You can’t demand seats in the Lords and still be an establishment rebel, Mr Farage

COMMENT: The Reform leader’s only problem with a ‘crony-filled House of Lords’ seems to be that they are not his cronies, says John Rentoul

The Guardian - UK

Farage urges Starmer to appoint Reform peers to House of Lords

Party leader’s demand dismissed by defence secretary as a plea for ‘more Putin apologists’ in parliament

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer apologises for helping set up ministerial meeting for firm he advises

Deputy speaker Ian Duncan found to have breached rules by providing parliamentary service for Terrestrial Energy

Euronews

Front door to UK House of Lords does not work despite hefty £9.6 million price tag

Despite the costly works, the door must have a security officer manning it at all times, in order to press the button which opens it — otherwise it does not work.

Evening Standard

House of Lords votes to block expulsion of hereditary peers

Peers supported an amendment to the House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill that would instead see a gradual reduction of bloodline peers.

The Conversation

Public wants much greater Lords reform than government’s modest plan – new survey

The UK government’s proposal to reform the House of Lords has now reached a crucial stage – with parliamentarians having a final chance to amend the bill outlining the plan before it becomes law.

Evening Standard

‘Disconnect’ between Government and businesses over post-Brexit trade – Empey

Secretary of State Hilary Benn told a House of Lords committee that trade is flowing.

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