Sale of disposable vapes to be banned by next summer
The ban is set to come into force on 1st June 2025.
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Chancellor to cut back Right to Buy discounts in Budget
The Chancellor will cut back Right to Buy discounts as part of next weeks Budget to boost council housing supply..
Reeves promises reset for our economy as she prepares for first Budget
Rachel Reeves has promised her first Budget will be an economic reset for the UK..
Tom Hardy very proud of Venom director and friend Kelly Marcel
Venom: The Last Dance star Tom Hardy has said he is very proud of director Kelly Marcel who he has been friends with for decades..
Former worlds strongest man and British Olympian Geoff Capes dies aged 75
Geoff Capes, twice the worlds strongest man and a three-time Olympian, has died aged 75, British Athletics has announced..
Carbon monoxide poisoning primary line of inquiry in care home deaths probe
Police investigating the deaths of three people at a care home in Swanage are pursuing potential carbon monoxide poisoning as their primary line of inquiry..
Households in England dumped 56m tonnes of packaging waste last year councils
Households in England dumped 5.6 million tonnes of packaging last year, according to an analysis by councils as they called for changes to Government waste reforms..
UK and Germany agree defence pact in face of growing Russian threat
German planes will operate from a base in the UK under a defence pact with Berlin being signed on Wednesday..
World first vaccine for vomiting bug norovirus trialled in the UK
A world-first vaccine for the vomiting bug norovirus is being trialled in the UK, with the hope it could cut the burden on the NHS, the Health Secretary has said..