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Peter Lane

@peterofthelane

šŸ“ŗ @5_News and formerly @BBCNews @SkyNews and @itvnews. Funk lover, @RTS_media award winner, reluctant tweeter. šŸ“§to [email protected]

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"There is something extraordinary happening in Valencia today" Peter Lane reports from Paiporta, where an army of volunteers are joining in the huge rescue effort after flash flooding swept large areas of Spain.

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"Once we see the body...the tears will comeā€ JosĆ© speaks emotionally about losing his mother, Maruca, in the flash floods which destroyed huge areas of Spain, killing more than 200 people. Peter Lane

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More than 200 people have now died in the flash floods that have swept through parts of Spain. The search for bodies continues, as communities have come together to help those hit by the devastating downpour. Peter Lane has the latest from the worst-hit area, Valencia.

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"On paper, I'm worth a lot of money. If I was leading a millionaire's lifestyle, fair enough. But I'm not." A North Yorkshire family tells 5 News that the new inheritance tax rules could be "the final nail in the coffin" for their generational farm. Peter Lane | #5News

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A special report on Channel 5 News from the Netherlands on assisted dying which has been legal here for over 20yrs. Two men…two very different deaths. David was granted euthanasia and said his goodbyes. Michiel sadly took his own life. More from Peter Lane at 5pm.

A special report on <a href="/5_News/">Channel 5 News</a> from the Netherlands on assisted dying which has been legal here for over 20yrs.

Two men…two very different deaths.

David was granted euthanasia and said his goodbyes. Michiel sadly took his own life. 

More from <a href="/peterofthelane/">Peter Lane</a> at 5pm.
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ā€œOnce the genie is out of the bottle, it will not get back in againā€ Healthcare ethics professor Theo Boer’s warning to Britain from the Netherlands, where assisted dying has been legal for over 20 years. Watch Peter Lane's special report at 5pm on 5 News.

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The Netherlands has the world's highest rate of assisted dying, after making it legal in 2002. But are there lessons for MPs voting on the law in England and Wales? In a special report Peter Lane has been speaking to families and experts. NVVE | Amsterdam UMC

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Thousands of people in their early 50s will soon receive a bowel cancer testing kit in the post, as part of NHS England's screening programme. However, many don't use them - with squeamishness being one of reasons. So, Peter Lane explains why it might just save your life...

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Two Jags. It couldn’t happen any other way! We’re in Hull for the funeral of former Labour Deputy PM and politics legend John Prescott. Full story at 5pm on Channel 5 News

Two Jags. It couldn’t happen any other way! We’re in Hull for the funeral of former Labour Deputy PM and politics legend John Prescott. Full story at 5pm on <a href="/5_News/">Channel 5 News</a>
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A charity which has supported hundreds of survivors of rape and sexual abuse in the last year alone is facing closure and now needs to raise more than Ā£300,000 by September to stay open. itv.com/news/granada/2…

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MP Mike Amesbury driven from court to start a short prison sentence for what the judge called a ā€œdrunk and unprovoked attackā€. The former Labour and now independent MP admitted assaulting a man last year in Cheshire. Full story Channel 5 News at 5pm.

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President Trump's introduced a 25 percent tax on any steel and aluminium being sold to America. That's expected to hit sales in the UK and the government says it's "keeping all options open". Peter Lane explains how this could directly impact British jobs.

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Our 5 News Hero of the Week is Maureen Holcroft, who's created a haven for children and families in Wigan that are struggling financially. She's founded her own shop, Daffodils Dreams, to provide clothes, toiletries, toys - and as Peter Lane found out - a very warm welcome.

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We’re stunned at ⁦⁦The Times and The Sunday Times⁩ at the death of our friend and former colleague, Andrew Norfolk. The finest journalist I ever worked with, whose investigations changed the law. Starmer leads tributes to Andrew Norfolk, who exposed grooming gangs thetimes.com/article/c589b0…

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A lovely day, meeting 80 year old Nurse Barbara who is still working shifts at a care home in North Yorkshire - with no plans to retire. Channel 5 News at 5pm.

A lovely day, meeting 80 year old Nurse Barbara who is still working shifts at a care home in North Yorkshire - with no plans to retire. <a href="/5_News/">Channel 5 News</a> at 5pm.
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The ā€˜Forget-Me-Not’ train between Whitby and Middlesbrough was halted by the Covid pandemic soon after launching. Now, five years on, it has relaunched in the middle of Dementia Action Week. Peter Lane Esk Valley Railway North Yorkshire Council NORTHERN šŸš† Alzheimer's Society Alzheimer's Association

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Two men have been sentenced to four years and three months in prison for illegally cutting down the world famous tree at the Sycamore Gap. In court, the judge said Daniel Graham and Adam Carruthers "revelled" in their notoriety. Peter Lane reports.