
Peter Lane
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šŗ @5_News and formerly @BBCNews @SkyNews and @itvnews. Funk lover, @RTS_media award winner, reluctant tweeter. š§to [email protected]
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16-01-2012 11:19:31
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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.

"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

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.

"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

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


āOnce the genie is out of the bottle, it will not get back in againā Healthcare ethics professor Theo Boerās 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.

āIām very much aware that I kill a personā. Up close and personal stories of assisted dying from The Netherlands. Channel 5 News

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

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...

Two Jags. It couldnāt happen any other way! Weāre in Hull for the funeral of former Labour Deputy PM and politics legend John Prescott. Full story at 5pm on Channel 5 News



MP Mike Amesbury driven from court to start a short prison sentence for what the judge called a ādrunk 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.

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.

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.

Weāre stunned at ā¦ā¦The Times and The Sunday Timesā© 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/c589b0ā¦

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.


The āForget-Me-Notā 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 š Alzheimer's Society Alzheimer's Association

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.