Aine Fox

Social Affairs Correspondent @PA [email protected] Views mine, retweets are not endorsements

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Proposals to legalise assisted dying return to Parliament on Friday backed by Dame Esther Rantzen and Sir Keir Starmer but criticised by some professional medical bodies

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The first-ever American Pope has appeared in front of jubilant crowds in Rome as the new leader of the Catholic Church

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The strong aroma of incense heralded the emergence of Pope Francis’s coffin into the sunlight from St Peter’s Basilica

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Some 250,000 mourners paid their respects to Pope Francis over a three-day lying-in-state, the Vatican said on the eve of his funeral

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Identity of next pope “totally unpredictable”, says Vatican expert and UK prof @AnnaRowlands1, adding that the film Conclave has likely sparked the public’s interest in the centuries-old secretive process https://t.co/L0XKp6OKny via @PA Vid by @NicholasJWarren

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Preparations well underway in Vatican City for Pope Francis’s funeral tomorrow. Huge crowds still queuing to see his remains, lots of security and an altar with seats for cardinals and world leaders laid out @PA

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The attendance of the Prince of Wales and Sir @Keir_Starmer at Pope Francis’s funeral is a show of respect for the Catholic faith in Britain, a cardinal has said

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https://t.co/WtPlEEjXG3

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A couple celebrating their 40th wedding anniversary have told of the “significance” of being able to attend Pope Francis’s wake in Rome – having first met decades ago at another papal event

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Sir Keir Starmer will be among world leaders and dignitaries to attend the funeral of Pope Francis this weekend

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London-based @LGBTCathWestmin who believe they were the first such group to meet Pope Francis praised him for welcoming all into the Church and being the first to “use the g-word” https://t.co/eeixdW5d4U via @PA with video by @SarahCollierPA

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Pope Francis has been remembered as someone full of compassion, mercy and “irrepressible hope” as Catholics came together to mourn the death of a pontiff hailed by the King and other world leaders

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@GavinCordon Pope Francis’s “common touch” and ability to connect easily with people is a huge loss to the Catholic Church, said an expert who recalled sharing a football joke with the pontiff

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#BreakingNews Pope Francis has died, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, a senior Vatican official has announced

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Snapshot survey of parents by @IpsosUK for @PA in the wake of #Adolescence showed 75% concerned about what their children are seeing/doing online; 65% say their child has internet access in their bedroom; 54% would support a ban on smartphones in schools https://t.co/cnr8s0asfT

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Father-of-two with MND hopes for change to "antiquated" law, as assisted dying Bill scrutiny committee to debate extending eligibility to people with neurodegenerative illnesses with 12 months left to live, rather than six https://t.co/Si4JzMPfm1 via @PA pic by @StefanRousseau

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The Church of England is gathering at what has been described as a time of “unprecedented crisis” for the first General Synod since the archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation

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https://t.co/fHabqVa25P

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Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary Angela Rayner has defended her meeting with families and survivors of Grenfell, after some present said they felt ignored by the decision to tear the tower down

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https://t.co/xRivYWHrdA

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Justin Welby given permission to live at Lambeth Palace in London with his family until early summer, it has been disclosed, despite quitting as archbishop of Canterbury after a damning report into Church of England safeguarding failures https://t.co/p0rssfjhRt via @PA

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Bereaved families have been told Grenfell Tower is to be demolished but concerns have been raised over how many loved ones were spoken to before the decision was taken

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https://t.co/xhGTqgnQZK

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Assisted dying could be legalised in England and Wales after a historic vote saw the #AssistedDyingBill clear its first hurdle in Parliament

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