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Member of UK Parliament are holding a passionate debate in the House of Commons on a bill to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales.

Laws throughout the UK currently prevent people from asking for medical help to die and there are several requirements for a patient to be eligible under the proposals.

The potential new law has divided MPs and they have been given a free vote, meaning they can vote with their conscience. If the bill passes today, there are still many months of parliamentary activity before it becomes a law.

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin has threatened to attack decision-making centres in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv with the country's new ballistic missile, Oreshnik.

Putin was speaking hours after Russia launched a “comprehensive” strike on Ukraine’s energy grid overnight, in what he called a response to "continued attacks" using US-supplied Atacms missiles on Russian soil.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that any "Russian blackmail" would be met with a "tough response".

There were no fatalities in the overnight strike, but it left more than one million people in Ukraine without power.

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Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information and passed it to Tehran and was found to have gathered the names of special forces soldiers. He was cleared of a charge of perpetrating a bomb hoax at his army barracks.

The 23-year-old admitted breaking out of Wandsworth prison in London in September 2023 by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery lorry.

Justice Bobbie Cheema-Grubb said Khalife should expect "a long custodial sentence". Khalife, whose actions breached the UK’s Official Secrets Act and the Terrorism Act, did not show any emotion as the verdicts were read out.

Prosecutors said Khalife played a "cynical game" after he contacted a man linked to Iranian intelligence soon after joining the army in September 2018, before later telling the UK intelligence agency MI6 he wanted to be a double agent.

Reeta Chakrabarti presents BBC News at Ten reporting by Daniel Sandford.

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The Metropolitan Police in London has said it is investigating more than five people it believes may have assisted or enabled Mohamed Al Fayed’s sexual offences.

The force launched a new investigation after 90 alleged new victims came forward following a BBC documentary which revealed the extent of the billionaire's predatory behaviour.

It was previously revealed the force had been contacted by 21 alleged victims before the documentary was released.

Despite that, Al Fayed died last year having faced no criminal charges.

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Keepers at Dudley Zoo in England have helped save a baby penguin and taught her how to walk.

Flop's mother died when she was just a few days old, then she lost the strength to hold herself up - which meant she could not eat.

Getting help from a baby bouncer sling and advice from a Canadian zoo, keepers at Dudley Zoo said they have got Flop back on her feet.

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Israel is creating a new military dividing line in Gaza, separating off the far north of the strip, satellite images studied by BBC Verify appear to show.

Troops are in control of, and are clearing, an area across the width of north Gaza. Satellite images and videos show that hundreds of buildings have been demolished between the Mediterranean Sea and the Israel border, mostly through controlled explosions.

Images also show Israeli troops and vehicles have been stationed across the new divide. Analysts said the images suggest Gaza is being split into zones to make it easier to control.

An IDF spokesperson told the BBC it was "targeting terrorist operatives and infrastructure" in north Gaza.

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Australia will ban children under 16 from using social media, after its Senate approved the world's strictest laws.

The ban - which will not take effect for at least 12 months - could see tech companies fined up to A$50m ($32.5m; £25.7m) if they don't comply.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the legislation is needed to protect young people from the "harms" of social media, something many parent groups have echoed.

But critics say questions over how the ban will work - and its impact on privacy and social connection - have been left unanswered.

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A Russian overnight missile and drone attack on Ukraine's power grid is a response to Ukraine's use of long-range US and UK weapons inside Russia, President Vladimir Putin has said.

He also threatened to target Kyiv's "decision-making centres" with Russia's new ballistic missile.

More than one million Ukrainians have been left without power, following the overnight assault.

This is the second such attack in November. It unfolded over several hours with waves of drones and missiles.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky described the attack as a "vile escalation".

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The boss of the company behind global fashion chain Uniqlo has told the BBC that the Japanese firm does not use cotton from the Xinjiang region of China in its products.

It is the first time Fast Retailing's chief executive Tadashi Yanai has directly addressed the contentious issue.

China is a crucial market for Uniqlo not just for customers but also as a major manufacturing hub.

Xinjiang cotton was once known as some of the best fabric in the world.

But it has fallen out of favour after revelations that it is produced using forced labour by people from the Muslim Uyghur minority.

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Former British army soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran.

Khalife, who escaped prison while awaiting trial, collected information useful to an enemy and had a list of special forces soldiers.

He was cleared of perpetrating a bomb house at his army barracks.

The 23-year-old admitted breaking out of Wandsworth prison in London in September 2023 by strapping himself to the underside of a food delivery lorry during his Woolwich Crown Court trial.

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