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Get the latest news, updates and features about Switzerland, a country in Central Europe. Switzerland is known for cities including Zurich, Bern, Geneva, Basel and Lausanne, its stunning lakes, and the Swiss Alps mountains including the Matterhorn. Switzerland is the host country for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.

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  1. Swiss clinic helps another Briton to die in secret, despite promises Anne had recently lost her son and was believed to be suffering from depression. Credit: ITV News

    Swiss assisted dying clinic helps another Brit die in secret without telling family

    Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Danny Rigg
  2. British woman who went to die at Swiss clinic had lost her son 19 months before
  3. Mum's anger after her son was allowed to travel to Switzerland to die
  4. Map shows the parts of the world where assisted dying is legal
  5. The best destinations with Maldives-style water villas – and five are in Europe

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British woman who went to die at Swiss clinic had lost her son 19 months before

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Swiss clinic helps another Briton to die in secret, despite promises Anne had recently lost her son and was believed to be suffering from depression. Credit: ITV News

Swiss assisted dying clinic helps another Brit die in secret without telling family

Channel: UK UK 6 days ago By Danny Rigg
Mandatory Credit: Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (14949064j) Pedestrians walk past the posters promoting the Assisted Dying bill at Westminster Underground station in London, Britain, 27 November 2024. The Assisted Dying bill is to allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards, to be assisted to end their own life. British MPs will vote on the assisted dying bill on 29 November 2024. Posters on the London Underground ahead of the Assisted Dying bill in Parliament, United Kingdom - 27 Nov 2024

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Mandatory Credit: Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (14949064j) Pedestrians walk past the posters promoting the Assisted Dying bill at Westminster Underground station in London, Britain, 27 November 2024. The Assisted Dying bill is to allow adults who are terminally ill, subject to safeguards, to be assisted to end their own life. British MPs will vote on the assisted dying bill on 29 November 2024. Posters on the London Underground ahead of the Assisted Dying bill in Parliament, United Kingdom - 27 Nov 2024

Map shows the countries where assisted dying is legal

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