内容摘要：A recent report monitoring progress against the action plan said it had been "inconsistent with some areas developing well in line with anticipated timelines and others not".

A recent report monitoring progress against the action plan said it had been "inconsistent with some areas developing well in line with anticipated timelines and others not".

"Nobody in their right mind would be against assisted dying if they had to sit, like I did, and watch my son die."I wish with all my heart and soul that assisted dying had been in then, I really do, because he would have opted for it. He wasn't a stupid boy, he was a very intelligent young man.

"And it'll give an awful lot of people the chance that James didn't have, give an awful lot of people the chance to say, you know, 'enough is enough, let me pass over'."The Isle of Man legislation now looks set to become law, but as politicians in Jersey, Westminster and Holyrood also consider their own proposals, the wider debate about assisted dying is far from over.to read top political analysis, gain insight from across the UK and stay up to speed with the big moments. It'll be delivered straight to your inbox every weekday.

The mother of a nine-year-old girl whose murderer refused to appear in court to hear his sentence has welcomed new powers which could see offenders who avoid the dock given more time in jail.Olivia Pratt-Korbel was fatally shot by Thomas Cashman when he chased a fellow drug dealer into her home in Dovecot, Liverpool, on 22 August 2022.

Cheryl Korbel said she had wanted to speak directly to Cashman and "look him in the eye" in April 2023, but was shocked when told he did not have to appear.

A new bill was introduced earlier in parliament that could give judges additional powers to punish offenders who skip their sentencing.During the last five years, the sharpest increase has been recorded in the north-west of England.

After requesting data from 25 councils in the region, the BBC has learned:A Department for Education spokesman said SEND children and young people had been "for too long let down", adding the government was "ready to speak to any council that is experiencing financial difficulties".

Several parents told BBC News they had been forced to take their children out of mainstream schools because they could not accommodate their EHCPs.Ruth said her eight-year-old son Samuel, who is autistic and has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), had not been in a classroom since January.