The Isle of Man is on the verge of becoming the first British jurisdiction to legalise assisted dying, a landmark move that could set a precedent for the rest of the UK. The Manx Parliament, Tynwald,

A law to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to end their own lives is entering its final stages

The Isle of Man is set to become the first place in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying after a bill seeking to give terminally ill people greater choice cleared another crucial stage. Emotional campaigners embraced outside Tynwald on Tuesday after the elected House of Keys approved the majority of amendments proposed by the parliament's upper house,

The island’s assisted dying Bill will go back to the upper chamber next month from where it could go on to gain royal assent.