Smoking ban tops list of 21st century UK public health achievements
Survey of experts also hails sugar tax and Sure Start centres as important breakthroughsThe ban on smoking in public spaces and workplaces is the greatest UK public health achievement of the 21st...
View ArticleWest Sussex double murder suspect 'very unstable' in hospital
Man receiving treatment while under arrest after deaths of two women in Crawley DownA man arrested on suspicion of murdering two women outside a house in West Sussex is in a very unstable condition in...
View ArticleFighting talk: the charity mixing boxing and counselling
Programme based in Bristol gym is helping young people to improve their mental healthA pioneering charity is helping to boost vulnerable young people’s mental health by combining boxing and...
View ArticleMan in terror trial 'bragged of deceiving jury into clearing him'
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury accused of plotting terror attacks in central LondonA man accused of plotting terror attacks at tourist hotspots bragged to undercover officers that he had previously deceived a...
View ArticleMan accused of Pride attack plot 'showed sister how to stab someone'
Mohiussunnath Chowdhury is on trial for planning a terrorist atrocity in LondonA man cleared of a 2017 sword attack on police outside Buckingham Palace demonstrated to his sister how to stab someone as...
View ArticleHarry and Meghan's retreat is 'missed opportunity' for UK race relations
Hopes that duchess’s biracial heritage would fix monarchy’s relationship with modern Britain dashedThe decision by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex to step back from senior roles in the royal family and...
View ArticleSamira Ahmed verdict further damages BBC's reputation on equal pay
Decision means corporation is likely to face more cases and further public embarrassmentSamira Ahmed’s employment tribunal victory is the latest blow to the BBC in a gender pay gap row that has...
View ArticleBirmingham could ban cars from driving through city centre
Proposal would involve rerouting traffic to ring road in attempt to improve air qualityThrough traffic could be banned from Birmingham city centre under plans being considered by the council to reduce...
View ArticlePM ‘misinformed’ on low chance of Sacoolas extradition, says Harry Dunn...
Anne Sacoolas unlikely to be sent to UK to face trial, Boris Johnson tells BBC Breakfast Boris Johnson’s assertion that the wife of a US intelligence officer charged with causing the death by dangerous...
View ArticleHome Office proposes offence of possessing terrorist propaganda
Priti Patel in talks over new anti-terror law, though experts fear ‘freedom to think’ at riskA new offence relating to possession of terrorist propaganda that glorifies or encourages extremism could be...
View ArticleFive women who could be next director general of the BBC
One of a quintet of women could end up replacing Tony Hall as first female chief Tony Hall’s decision to step down as BBC director general could pave the way for the corporation to appoint its first...
View Article'Equivalent of four doughnuts': experts warn of high sugar in alcopops
Calls for tax hike as analysis shows one pre-mixed drink contains 15 teaspoons of sugar Pre-mixed spirit and cocktail drinks sold in supermarkets contain up to nine teaspoons of sugar in just 250ml,...
View ArticlePneumonia: what are the symptoms and who is at risk?
The inflammation of the lung tissue is caused by a bacterial infection, and it can be dangerous for the elderly and people with poor general healthPneumonia is an inflammation of the tissue in one or...
View ArticleBritish woman held in Finland over murder of her young child
Police say the woman from Newcastle-Under-Lyme in Staffordshire has confessed to the killingA British woman has been detained in Finland after being accused of murdering her young child.The child died...
View ArticleChinese city plans to build coronavirus hospital in six days
Wuhan constructs 1,000-bed facility with prefab buildings, modelled on Sars projectCoronavirus outbreak latest - liveWhat we know so farThe Chinese city of Wuhan, the centre of the coronavirus...
View ArticleChina coronavirus: 14 test negative in UK as military doctors sent to Wuhan –...
UK emergency committee discuss outbreak as more than 33 million people affected by lockdown measures in ChinaUK universities issue quarantine warning to Chinese students China: hospitals in chaos as...
View ArticleCoronavirus outbreak: China promises tougher crackdown to stop spread – live...
Officials announce new measures to contain disease, including wildlife trade ban and bus suspensions, as confirmed death toll reaches 56Coronavirus’s ability to spread getting stronger, China...
View ArticleSajid Javid set to back HS2 at crunch meeting - as it happened
Morning summaryAfternoon summary4.57pm GMTThanks for following the blog today and all your comments. I’m going to leave you with an afternoon summary:4.49pm GMTI reported earlier that the Communication...
View ArticleStreatham attack: mother of Sudesh Amman says he was radicalised in prison –...
Boris Johnson claims rehabilitation of Islamist terrorists ‘rarely works’ and pledges to end early releaseSudesh Amman freed from jail and on police watchlistQuestions for investigators over...
View ArticleWales: market trader from Taiwan told to leave stall over coronavirus fears
Move prompts Su Chu Lu to accuse Aberystwyth Market Hall stallholders of bigotryCoronavirus – latest updatesA market trader in Wales has accused fellow stallholders of bigotry after she was told to...
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