Russian airstrikes targeted Syria as President Assad committed to intensifying efforts to defeat rebels, aiming to regain control of strategic areas and push back opposition forces.

British MPs have taken a significant step towards legalising assisted dying by backing a landmark bill, which would allow terminally ill patients to receive help from doctors to end their lives, while the government remains neutral and further examinations of the bill’s details are planned for the coming months.

Sir Keir Starmer has announced plans to implement stricter immigration rules in response to recent figures showing a significant surge, with the aim to reduce the net migration that reached over one million last year by proposing a more controlled points-based system.

Lord Cameron has reversed his stance on the assisted dying bill, citing that his earlier concerns about safeguarding can be addressed, and this change in position has garnered enough support to potentially pass the legislation.