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Should "Death with dignity be more widely available ? There are a number ber of States in the US that have this, here is an interesting insight from a Hospice Nurse.

Nine people have been wounded in a shooting on a crowded beach in Florida over the US Memorial Day holiday. The shooting on Monday evening unfolded on the Hollywood Oceanfront Boardwalk, a popular area for beachgoers 20 miles (32km) north of Miami. Police said shots broke out during an altercation between two groups. Those injured range in age from one to 65, and the wounded includes four children, police said. Police say they have arrested two people and are searching for three others in connection with the shooting. Investigators recovered five handguns, two of which were stolen. Video and images were released to the public in an appeal to identify the suspects. Police spokesperson Deanna Bettineschi said police first received reports of gunshots around 18:42 local time (23:42 BST). "We know there was a dispute between two groups, and that's when the gunfire had started," she said. The four children wounded are between the ages of one and 17, and the five adult victims are between the ages of 25 and 65. Memorial Regional Hospital and Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital told US media that six patients - four minors and two adults - remain in hospital in stable condition. Three adults were treated and discharged, they said.

Russia says Ukraine has launched "a terrorist drone attack" on Moscow, with several buildings damaged. It is the first time Moscow has been so heavily targeted in a single operation, but Ukraine denies carrying out the strikes. What was hit by the drones? The Russian military says eight drones were used in the strikes. It says five were shot down and three stopped with signal jamming technology - causing them to lose control and miss their targets.

The US has announced measures against Kosovo for ignoring its advice to avoid raising tensions in majority-Serb northern areas. It has criticised Kosovo's decision to install ethnic Albanian mayors in northern Kosovo "by forcible means". Kosovo has been expelled from participating in an ongoing American-led military exercise in Europe. Police and Nato troops clashed with Serb protesters in Zvecan, north Kosovo, on Monday. Protesters had tried to invade a government building amid unrest over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors in areas where Serbs make up the majority of the population. Nato is to deploy an additional 700 troops to Kosovo after saying 30 of its peacekeepers and 52 protesters were hurt in the clashes in Zvecan. The crisis dates back to April, when ethnic Serbs boycotted local elections in north Kosovo - allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils with a turnout of less than 4%.

A new national security law has come into effect in the Chinese territory of Macau, widening punishments for any opposition to Beijing. The legislation puts greater emphasis on preventing foreign interference in the special administrative region. It expands on legislation first introduced in Macau in 2009. Macau's government says the changes are in line with legislation in Hong Kong, where Beijing has strictly tightened control following political turmoil. The original national security law laid out seven major crimes such as treason, subversion, theft of state secrets and foreign collusion - with punishments of up to 25 years in jail. Another of these offences, secession, has now been expanded to cover non-violent acts. Meanwhile, opposition to any central government department and the ideology in Beijing can be punished under the updated definition of subversion.

Nato has condemned as "totally unacceptable" attacks by demonstrators in Kosovo that left at least 30 of its peacekeepers injured. Police and Nato troops clashed with Serb protesters in the north where there has been unrest over the installation of ethnic Albanian mayors. Tear gas and stun grenades were used to deter protesters in Zvecan, after they tried to invade a government building. Nato soldiers also formed a security cordon around two other town halls. The crisis dates back to April when Kosovo Serbs boycotted local elections, allowing ethnic Albanians to take control of local councils with a turnout of less than four per cent. Both the EU and US have criticised the Kosovan authorities for destabilising the situation in north Kosovo, and warned against any actions that could inflame ethnic tensions there.

The possibility the Covid virus leaked from a laboratory should not be ruled out, a former top Chinese government scientist has told BBC News. As head of China's Centre for Disease Control (CDC), Prof George Gao played a key role in the pandemic response and efforts to trace its origins. China's government dismisses any suggestion the disease may have originated in a Wuhan laboratory. But Prof Gao is less forthright. In an interview for the BBC Radio 4 podcast Fever: The Hunt for Covid's Origin, Prof Gao says: "You can always suspect anything. That's science. Don't rule out anything." A world-leading virologist and immunologist, Prof Gao is now vice-president of the National Natural Science Foundation of China after retiring from the CDC last year. In a possible sign that the Chinese government may have taken the lab leak theory more seriously than its official statements suggest, Prof Gao also tells the BBC some kind of formal investigation into the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) was carried out.

BBC News Malaysia has detained a Chinese-registered vessel suspected of looting two British World War Two shipwrecks. The bulk carrier was seized on Sunday for anchoring illegally at the site in the South China Sea. Ammunition believed to be from the HMS Prince of Wales and HMS Repulse, which were sunk by Japanese forces more than 80 years ago, was then found on board. The UK Ministry of Defence had earlier condemned the alleged raid as a "desecration" of maritime war graves. Old shipwrecks are targeted by scavengers for their rare low-background steel, also known as "pre-war steel". The low radiation in the steel makes it a rare and valuable resource for use in medical and scientific equipment.

At least nine people were wounded in a mass shooting at Florida’s Hollywood Beach on Memorial Day, according to reports. The incident, which saw a 15-year-old victim among the wounded, took place in the area of the 1200 block of N Broadwalk on Monday evening, according to CBS Miami. “Please avoid the area of Johnson to Garfield Streets, as well as the Broadwalk, due to an ongoing shooting investigation. Heavy police presence in the area. If you are looking to reunite with a family member, we have set up a reunification area at Johnson St and N Ocean bus loop,” tweeted Hollywood Polie Department. Witnesses posted online that the shooting took place outside Nicks Bar & Grill at around 7pm ET.0

An online video showed the moment gunfire erupted on the popular hotspot. The crowd frantically scattered for cover and away from danger when gunshots started to ring out near the Margaritaville resort. Other videos from the scene showed emergency responders treating several victims as they lay along the sand.

Raging wildfires that have burned through thousands of acres have forced more than 16,000 Canadians to evacuate their homes and triggered a burn ban in Nova Scotia, as the region experiences record-breaking heat. Officials say the fires, which span a total of more than 25,000 acres and have been deemed “out of control” by officials, have destroyed multiple buildings and caused huge plumes of smoke to tower over the region. As of Monday, more than 16,000 people were forced to evacuate the area around Halifax, Nova Scotia’s largest city. How wildfires in Alberta lead to poor air quality in the Midwest The number of people who have been forced from their homes is about 16,429, Erica Fleck, Division Chief of Emergency Management of the Halifax Regional Municipality, said in a news conference Monday.

Among the 10 countries that drink the most in the world, nine are in the EU. But there are big differences between nations. If you feel that Europeans drink a lot, your hunch is correct: people across the continent consume more alcohol than in any other part of the world. Each year in Europe, every person aged 15 and over consumes, on average, 9.5 litres of pure alcohol, which is equivalent to around 190 litres of beer, 80 litres of wine or 24 litres of spirits. That’s according to the 2021 European health report by the World Health Organization (WHO).

With a few days to go before the U.S. was projected to hit the debt ceiling and run out of funds to pay the nation's bills, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and President Biden have struck a deal to suspend the debt limit, and Congress is expected to vote as soon as this week. Here's what the agreement entails: Suspending debt ceiling Under the deal, the debt limit would be suspended until the first quarter of 2025, beyond the 2024 elections. Rather than raising the debt ceiling by a specific dollar amount, suspending it allows Congress to define a period of time before the debt limit would need to be addressed again. Taking this approach ensures that it can't be used for political advantage during the campaigns. It leaves the next fight over the debt ceiling for the new administration and Congress soon after the 2024 elections.