The Scottish Parliament has already turned down physician assisted suicide two times, but that has not stopped those for whom this is the equivalent of a religious doctrine which must be enforced. This week, after yet another attempt, the Scottish Parliament voted 70 to 56 in favour of allowing assisted suicide.

The announcement from the Royal College of Psychiatrists is a blow to supporters of the bill because under an amendment, a psychiatrist would be on the expert panel to assess assisted dying cases.

Documents obtained by the Sunday Mail show the two-year-old Alsatian could have recovered after her accident but was euthanised by Police Scotland.