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A third of doctors who responded to an Isle of Man Medical Society survey in 2023 said they wouldAllinson said he understood the concerns of those opposed to the move and the implementation of the law "would involve more consultation, more guidelines, more safeguards and more parliamentary debates in terms of the underlying regulations and secondary legislation".

He said while the legislation would probably "only be used by a very small number of people", but for them it was a "very important step forward, in terms of autonomy and choice at the end of your life".Chief executive of Dignity in Dying Sarah Wootton said it was "a historic moment for compassion in the Isle of Man and for the whole of the British Isles".Vicky Christian, chairman of My Death, My Decision Isle of Man said she was "incredibly proud that in the debate "compassion and evidence have prevailed".

to the 15-clause bill by the upper chamber were agreed by the House of Keys, but members rejected the council's call to reduce the residency criteria from five years to one.A proposed change that would have seen the medical professional overseeing a death not allowed to leave the patient alone at all during the process was also thrown out.

During Tuesday's debate, a bid by the island's bishop the Right Reverend Patricia Hillas to have that revised to allow for the person to express a wish to die alone, and allow for the medical professional to "not necessarily" be in the same room as the patient.

Rob Mercer MLC said that amendment threw up the "difficulties of handling the nuances of a person's final wishes in primary legislation".South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said crews attended 27 fires on Thursday.

More than 20 wildfires were tackled by North Wales Fire and Rescue Service.The cause of the fire around Ms Hirst's farm in Ponsticill remains unknown, but she suspected it may have been triggered by scramblers as their "tracks are everywhere" in the area.

Firefighters were transported to the scene on the farm's quad bikes, where they managed to prevent the blaze from spreading towards the farm.Ms Hirst said: "It is very stressful when we get fires on the mountain any time of the year but especially now when there is livestock on the mountain that are due to lamb in the next couple of weeks.