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Influencers could be banned from promoting vaping after sharp rise in TikToks
Ministers are currently collecting evidence to see how teen vaping can be stamped out. Some 7% of 11 to 17-year-olds were 'current users' of vapes in 2022 - up from 3.3% the year before
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Rishi Sunak's wife loses £49million in one day as shares in family firm plunge
The Prime Minister’s heiress wife Akshata Murty took a hit to her vast fortune as shares in the Indian IT giant Infosys, which was co-founded by her billionaire dad, dropped in value
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Kids as young as six wield guns at bonkers conference amid deadliest year ever
The National Rifle Association's (NRA) Annual Meetings and Exhibits at the Indiana Convention Center in Indianapolis is going ahead against the backdrop of what is set to be the USA's deadliest ever year for gun deaths
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Chemists call for extra funds for heart care so they can ease pressure on NHS
The Company Chemists’ Association urged the Government to stump up more cash so pharmacies can become 'the first port of call for cardiovascular care' by delivering more blood pressure checks
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Tory candidate posted on Facebook about 'stoning' refugees who cross the Channel
The Conservative Party is refusing to say whether it will take any disciplinary action against Stuart Peach. He is standing to become a councillor in Ashfield where Tory deputy chairman Lee Anderson is the MP
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Rishi Sunak admits not enough teachers for his reheated 'maths to 18' plans
The Prime Minister wants all children to study maths in 'some form' until adulthood but critics said his sums on how to deliver the vague plans failed to add up
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Emergency Alert system could be used for kidnaps and escaped prisoners
The first nationwide test takes place at 3pm on Sunday, with the system designed to be used to warn of floods, wildfires and storm surges - but it could also be used for other emergencies
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GMB viewers fume as 'disgraceful' guest says junior doctors 'are not heroes'
Good Morning Britain viewers were left furious on Monday as the show aired a debate on whether junior doctors who went on strike should be banned from the King's coronation
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Rwandan politician says the country isn't safe for refugees from the UK
Victoire Ingabire Umuhoza said high unemployment and a heavy-handed approach to protests made the Central African country unsuitable for the UK's deportation project, which was unveiled more than a year ago but hasn't seen any flights take off
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Windrush victims 'violated' by 'lunacy' of compensation scheme, campaigners warn
Victims of the Windrush Scandal are sometimes waiting years to even get an offer of compensation - which then often turns out to be inadequate, a report by Human Rights Watch warned
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Sir Geoff Hurst backs fight for older people's tsar to champion OAP rights
The 1966 cup final hero is among a host of celebrities throwing their support behind a campaign for an Older People's Commissioner
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'Suella Braverman is injecting poison into politics and inflaming racism'
Suella Braverman was reportedly branded a "real racist bigot" by an ex-minister from Boris Johnson’s government and Kevin Maguire feels she is "chronically incompetent"
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Tories ditch bid to stop Black mums dying in childbirth despite worrying figures
The Maternity Disparities Taskforce was supposed to meet every two months to lead efforts on reducing the number of deaths among women from ethic minority communities and poorer areas, but it has not met since last July
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Cancer and A&E nurses will join 'super-strike' as Tories refuse to budge on pay
The Royal College of Nursing will hold a round-the-clock 48-hour strike from 8pm on Sunday, April 30 to 8pm on Tuesday, May 2, including the Bank Holiday Monday
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Stephen Lawrence's mum Doreen blames Tory youth service cuts for violence surge
Doreen Lawrence, whose son was killed 30 years ago next week, warned that children have "nowhere to go" as she spoke at an event to mark the anniversary of his death
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Nurses could strike until Christmas as dispute over NHS pay escalates
Royal College of Nursing general secretary Pat Cullen said members would be balloted on a fresh wave of industrial action after rejecting the latest pay offer from the Government
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Buses on the brink as 1,100 routes axed in 2022 despite Tory promises
An analysis of official figures by the Liberal Democrats showed bus routes had been slashed by 7.5% nationwide in 2022 compared to the previous year
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Tories on course to lose 1,000 seats at local elections, claims party chairman
Cabinet Minister Greg Hands made the startling admission three weeks before voters go to the polls in ballots widely expected to give the Conservatives a kicking
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Ex-politician and brother shot dead live on TV by gunmen posing as reporters
Both men were accosted by camera crews and police believe the gunmen who killed the pair had been masquerading as journalists in northern India
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Labour vow to end GP 'postcode lottery' and promise 15,000 new doctors a year
New analysis reveals three quarters of patients in some parts of England are unable to see the doctor of their choice - with only 50% held face to face in some areas
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'Coronation invite for nurses and social care staff should not be empty gesture'
Professor Nola Ishmael OBE said the Coronation invite is a contradiction as on the one hand, nurses and doctors are highly regarded and valued, but on the other they have been disregarded financially
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Anti-gay rights Tory and fellow minister enjoyed freebies at Qatar World Cup
Welsh Secretary David Davis - who has been accused of holding 'abhorrent' anti-gay views - stayed for free at a swanky hotel in Doha, along with Sports Minister Stuart Andrew, during last year's controversial World Cup
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Serial perverts 'back on streets with slap on wrist' as justice system 'broken'
The murder of Sarah Everard, 33, in 2021, by Met Police officer Wayne Couzens led to renewed calls to tackle supposedly lower-level sex offences. Couzens had previously indecently exposed himself
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Most voters want general election before next autumn - and 25% want it now
But an exclusive poll by TechneUK for the Sunday Mirror found only 28% of voters thought there should be an election in Autumn 2024 or later - as Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning
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Angela Rayner defends Labour's 'hard-hitting' ads - and will 'keep attacking PM'
“It's no-nonsense, and that's what people want to see. They don't want flannel and fluff," the deputy Labour leader said. “It's hard-hitting and it's no nonsense, and it's factual. It's the statistics that are shocking”
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