Lord Carey backs assisted dying
Craig TaylorThe former Archbishop of Canterbury says he will back a bid to make it legal for terminally ill people in England and Wales to get help to end their lives. BBC News – UK
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Royal Mail sale ‘lost taxpayers £1bn’
Taxpayers may have lost out on around £1bn in undervalued Royal Mail shares and assets, a committee of MPs says. BBC News – UK
Butler-Sloss: I won’t quit inquiry
Downing Street adds its backing as the retired judge appointed to chair a child abuse review rejects calls to “step down” over her family connection with a previous probe. BBC News – UK
Claim ’20 top figures were abusers’
There is evidence at least 20 prominent figures – including ex-MPs and ministers – abused children for “decades”, a former child protection manager claims. BBC News – UK
1980s abuse cover-up ‘possible’
Former cabinet minister Lord Tebbit says there “may well have been” a political cover-up of child sex abuse in the 1980s. BBC News – UK
Le Tour starts with royal send-off
The 101st Tour de France begins in Yorkshire with riders receiving a royal send-off from the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. BBC News – UK