CI News: 5 September 2025

In CI News this week: Peers warn the Westminster Government that its proposed home education register is an unnecessary intrusion into family life, Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney agrees that McArthur’s assisted suicide Bill discriminates against vulnerable people with disabilities, and campaigners and politicians unite to curb the harmful effects of gambling. You can download the video via this link. Featured stories Peers challenge ‘intrusive surveillance’ of home-educated families Scotland’s First Minister: ‘Assisted suicide Bill is discriminatory’ MPs, Peers and campaigners call for gambling reform at summit Five-year-old girl with rare condition ‘brimming with life’