News from the UK

First hearings in new British supreme court shrouded in secrecy

The Supreme Court, which opens its doors next month, is supposed to herald a new era in British justice — contemporary surroundings, television cameras and transparent justice.

Assisted suicide investigations will focus on who stood to benefit

People who stand to benefit financially from a person’s death are likely to be the ones prosecuted for assisting a suicide, under guidelines to be issued this week.