Assisted dying is a hugely controversial subject and we deserve to hear both sides

Euthanasia is likely to be a strongly divisive topic when it is debated for the first time in Parliament in November, and it is because of the strength of views on both sides that we need to have a proper conversation

Ending the death penalty and ­legalising abortion were hugely important reforms initiated by MPs, not the UK ­Government. Will Kim Leadbeater’s proposal to allow assisted dying join them?

Opinion polls and surveys of MPs suggest the country is ready for change yet both sides hold strong views on this controversial area which deserve to be heard.

Opponents, particularly disabled and ­vulnerable people fear they could be devalued and pressured into ending their lives. But that is emphatically not the intention of The Spen Valley MP’s Terminally Ill Adults(End of Life) Bill due to receive a crucial first full debate and vote in Parliament on November 29.

We need a calm discussion so should the law be changed in England and Wales, which this Bill covers, the terminally-ill who wish to die with dignity rather than be condemned to live in agony are legally permitted to do so while others are 100% protected.

Wins count

If he brings home the 2026 World Cup England men’s passionate new boss Thomas Tuchel would be a national hero.

Winning, not nationality, is how a football coach with a clutch of major trophies to his name, including the Champions League with Chelsea, deserves to be judged.

After a Swede and an Italian, few fans even care that Tuchel is German ­— particularly when so many of our top men’s football clubs are managed by bosses from overseas.

The Lionesses’ coach Sarina Wiegman is Dutch and led them to victory in the women’s Euros. If Tuchel steers the Three Lions to glory and he might get an honorary knighthood and tea with the King in Buckingham Palace.

Splashing out

Darts sensation Luke Littler’s hit the bullseye again with a rented six-bed pad plus pool in his home town of Warrington.

The teenager is spoilt for choice where he hangs his board...never mind his hat.