Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.

The panel of 28 felt it was important to give people choice, but only if they were terminally ill.

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.

A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.

Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry she had worried about the disposal of the nerve agent.

As Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore spend months longer than planned on ISS, three astronauts tell us what life is like in orbit.

A public hearing is set to examine the events surrounding the catastrophic failure of Oceangate’s submersible.

A new study shows that the record-breaking rainfall was made more likely and intense by climate change.

The Sphinx, a patch of snow thought to be the longest-lasting in the UK, has melted for the fourth consecutive year.

Hurricanes Helene and Milton have bookended a particularly stormy period. What's behind it?

Nearly half of waste is now burned for energy, but BBC analysis finds it is as dirty as coal.

The TV presenter says the previous Tory administration was "reckless" to scale back climate policy.

Climate change and sea ice loss leaves polar bears exposed to more diseases, research suggests.

Human-caused climate change made recent extreme weather events more intense and more likely, new analysis finds.

Representatives of 196 countries have been meeting in Cali, Colombia, as part of the COP biodiversity summit.

Trump's election will hit immediate efforts to tackle climate change, experts say - but the longer-term effect is less certain.

It is also set to be the world's first breach of 1.5C of warming across an entire calendar year.

The planet Uranus and its five biggest moons may not be the sterile worlds scientists have long thought.

Over the past year, Aya and Khalid have been filming their lives for a BBC documentary.

The BBC’s Orla Guerin is taken on a tour of Al Sahel Hospital in Beirut.

The agency provides aid for Palestinians in Gaza and elsewhere, and has long been criticised by Israel.

Harris or Trump? The BBC's Lucy Williamson in Jerusalem assesses who Israelis and Palestinians want to win.

Israel says its targets are legitimate, but critics say it is aiming at Hezbollah's social base.

Opponents say the legislation, which would apply to close family members, is unconstitutional.

It is an embarrassing critique for Hamas, which has used religious arguments to justify its actions.

Willem-Alexander says Jewish people must feel safe in the Netherlands after Israeli football supporters come under attack.

The move comes after US officials were quoted saying they would not accept Hamas's presence in Qatar.

At least 20 children are among the dead in attacks north of Beirut and in northern Gaza, officials rescuers and medics say.

As heads of Arab and Islamic states meet in Riyadh, Trump's victory raises questions for the region.

Mohamed Bin Salman was speaking at the opening of a summit of Muslim and Arab leaders in Riyadh.

The navy destroyers were unharmed and repelled the attack, the Pentagon said.

But Israel says it has greatly increased deliveries since being warned of cuts to military assistance.

The strikes reportedly destroyed residential buildings where displaced families were living.

Pakistan crush world champions Australia by nine wickets in Adelaide to set up a one-day international series decider.

Pakistan thrash Australia by eight wickets in Perth to claim their first one-day series win in the country for 22 years.

How some of Jersey's best cricketers have moved to Australia to try and help their chances of making the T20 World Cup.

England head coach Jon Lewis rejects accusations some of his players are not fit enough.

McLaren’s Lando Norris explains why he wants to win the British Grand Prix more than any other race in Formula 1.

Trying to find the balance between pure engineering and entertainment has been a very difficult balancing act over the years in Formula 1, but many in the sport think we seeing the signs of change as the cost cap takes effect on track.

McLaren's Lando Norris talks to BBC Sport about why he wants Formula One to retain the "sound and smell" that first sparked his love for the sport.

Lando Norris cuts Max Verstappen’s lead to 47 points and labels his rival “dangerous” as the championship battle reaches boiling point at the Mexico City Grand Prix.

McLaren's Lando Norris says title rival Max Verstappen "knows he did wrong" in their battle in last weekend's Mexico City Grand Prix.

Oscar Piastri leads Lando Norris to a McLaren one-two in sprint qualifying at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

Red Bull's Max Verstappen is accused of acting like Wacky Races villain Dick Dastardly by former world champion Damon Hill.

Lando Norris takes two points out of Max Verstappen's championship lead with victory in the sprint race at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix.

McLaren's Lando Norris takes pole position for the Sao Paulo Grand Prix in a chaotic, crash-strewn qualifying session in which Max Verstappen was 12th.

BBC Sport analyses the Formula 1 title battle including the factors that may help Lando Norris overhaul Max Verstappen.

Lando Norris’ already slim world title hopes were crushed at the Sao Paulo Grand Prix by a performance for the ages from Max Verstappen.

The vice-president failed to make the case that she would be different from her boss, President Joe Biden.

The 67-year-old - whose father was an American football star - will be the first woman in the job.