The World Tonight

After weeks of public debate, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will be voted upon in its second reading in the House of Commons tomorrow. The Bill was introduced to Parliament last month by backbench Labour MP Kim Leadbeater. We brought together three MPs: one who backs a change in the law, one who opposes it, and one who remains undecided.

The dormant Syrian Civil War sprang back into life today as rebel forces in the country's northwest launched an offensive against the government-held city of Aleppo.

And as Asako Yuzuki's novel 'Butter' is named Waterstones' Book of the Year, we ask what lies behind the surging popularity of Japanese literature in Britain.

The US envoy who brokered the ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah tells us it opens the door for a broader peace in the Middle East.

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Lord Cameron has become the first former prime minister to publicly back the bill that legalises assisted dying for terminally ill people with less than six months to live. We ask how sure doctors can be about when someone is likely to die.

A bendy banana in the Oval Office? The crypto entrepreneur who paid almost £5 million for an artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall tells us why Donald Trump would like it.

US President Joe Biden has announced a US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and the Lebanese militia Hezbollah. The truce will kick in overnight and is scheduled to last for sixty days. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said his government would “respond forcefully to any violation” of the deal.

In the UK, the owner of Vauxhall has announced the closure of its van-making factory in Luton, putting 1,100 jobs at risk. Stellantis cited UK laws to impose a transition to electric vehicles as part of the reason. The government says it will consult on “flexibilities” to those rules.

And the Macquarie Dictionary has a new word of the year. The dictionary’s committee describes the word as: “A very basic Anglo-Saxon term wrapped in affixes which elevate it to being almost formal; almost respectable”.

US officials expressed cautious optimism that Israel and Hezbollah would agree to a 60-day ceasefire deal. The Israeli cabinet will discuss the deal tomorrow. It would see Israel withdraw from southern Lebanon while Hezbollah would vacate the area close to the border.

In the UK, the Supreme Court will begin a hearing tomorrow on the legal definition of a woman. It's been brought by a campaign group in Scotland over a piece of Scottish legislation that means anyone with an appropriate Gender Recognition Certificate is considered a woman.

And 40 years since the original, the "ultimate mix" of Band Aid has been released. But is the message of the song out of date?

The former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has said he opposes new legislation to legalise assisted dying in England and Wales but is calling for a commission to improve end-of-life care. Could he change the minds of some MPs?

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Why was Donald Trump talking about cage fighting on the night he won the presidency? We look at the role mixed martial arts played in his campaign.

And Scotland's oldest cello has been played in public this evening for the first time in more than 200 years. We have the cellist's verdict.

There's been an angry reaction in Israel after the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for its Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu for alleged war crimes. We speak to a former prime minister of Israel - and ask the chair of Westminster's Foreign Affairs Committee whether Mr Netanyahu could be arrested if he comes to the UK.

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Vladimir Putin has tonight issued a warning to Britain after it allowed Ukraine to use long range missiles to target Russia. We're live in Moscow with the latest.

The former Deputy Prime Minister John Prescott has been hailed as a "working-class hero" after his death at the age of 86. We ask whether it's still a such big deal to be working class in British politics.

And we dip into newly unearthed recordings by the jazz legend Miles Davis, from his time in 1960s Paris.

Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles into Russian territory for the first time, the BBC understands. The government has declined to comment on the reports, which first emerged on Russian Telegram channels. We speak to former senior military leaders in the UK and US about what advantage the missiles might bring Ukraine, and hear about the brutal conditions on the front lines.

Also on the programme, Northern Rail has submitted plans to improve services by 2027. We examine the impact the under-fire operator is having on local areas.

And we remember Vic Flick, the man who's unforgettable guitar riff became the soundtrack for James Bond.

A thousand days into Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine has used long-range US-supplied missile to strike targets inside Russia. A senior Republican senator tells us it shouldn't have taken so long to get permission.

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As the Prime Minister vows to plough on with his plans to charge inheritance tax on agricultural assets - how much damage is his row with farmers doing?

And we hear how views on assisted dying are shaped by having a sister who chose to end her life.

Thousands of farmers are expected to rally in central London tomorrow for two separate events protesting changes to inheritance tax. The farmers say scrapping agricultural property relief will sound the death knell for the family farm, forcing farm owners to sell up to pay inheritance tax bills. The government has vowed not to unwind the plans, which were announced in Rachel Reeves' Budget last month.

As the US permits Ukraine to fire long-range missiles into Russia, all eyes are on European powers to see if they'll follow suit. While Britain and France have expressed openness to the idea, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz says he won't send the country's long-range Taurus missiles.

And a long-forgotten letter from Ernie Wise reveals he planned to break up his famous double-act with Eric Morecambe back in 1950.

A French mother who's suing TikTok for exposing her daughter to harmful content tells us she blames the social media giant for causing the teenager to take her own life. As Australia moves to ban under-16s from social media, we ask if other countries will follow.

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After Donald Trump's nomination of the vaccine sceptic Robert F Kennedy Junior to lead the US Department of Health - we look at the links between him and the discredited British anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield.

And Mercury Prize winners Ezra Collective who tonight have become the first jazz musicians to headline Wembley Arena.