17 h. ago Experts call for GLOBAL BAN on vapes: 'We have the data... we know they are not harmless'

Experts are calling for a global ban on the sale of e-cigarettes amid fears an 'epidemic' of use will cause children 'irreversible harm'.

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7 d. ago Calls to BAN surrogacy grow after major UN report dubs the practice 'akin to prostitution'

According to the report , in 2023 the global surrogacy market was valued at over £11billion and is projected to reach £73.75billion by 2033.

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1 week ago Drone flew 10 metres from Heathrow plane over central London in terrifying near miss

Report says ‘providence played a major part’ in avoiding a collision involving the Airbus A320 on May 19

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1 week ago Calls for smacking ban in England grow as 8 in 10 adults say punishment is 'unacceptable'

Parents are still allowed to use 'reasonable punishment' against their children despite the practice being outlawed in Scotland and Wales.

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1 week ago Call for complete ban on smacking children as new growing number say it's 'unacceptable'

Polling for the NSPCC by YouGov shows a huge majority - 81% - of parents with a child under 18 say using force, however slight, against a child crosses the line

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1 week ago Jordan Pickford's actions against Leeds spark call for ban – 'It's unacceptable!'

Everton suffered a late defeat away at Leeds United in their opening Premier League fixture, with Jordan Pickford unable to stop Lukas Nmecha's penalty despite consulting his notes

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2 w. ago Calls to ban SUV and diesel motors after children 'made sick'

It's alleged that diesel cars linked to the Dieselgate scandal could cause more than 40,000 new cases of asthma.

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2 w. ago Core inflation jumps as consumers face higher prices as Trump’s tariffs start to take effect

The report is the first major economic indicator report since Trump fired the the chief statistician for the Bureau of Labor Statistics

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3 w. ago RSPCA calls for dog control reform as XL bully ban ‘fails’ to protect public

Despite the ban on XL Bullies, there were ten reported dog-related fatalities in the UK in 2024 — higher than in any full year before the ban was first announced

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3 w. ago Leading global scholars sign letter urging UK to end Palestine Action ban

Exclusive: Naomi Klein and Angela Davis among those demanding stop to ‘attack on fundamental freedoms’ of assembly and protestLetter: Palestine Action ban is an attack on fundamental freedomsNaomi Klein and Angela Davis are among dozens of international scholars and writers who have signed a letter to the Guardian calling on the UK government to reverse the ban on Palestine Action.The letter applauds what it describes as a “growing campaign of collective defiance” against the ban and commends the hundreds of people who plan to risk arrest by declaring their support for Palestine Action during a mass protest in London on Saturday. Continue reading...

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4 w. ago Cancer, Alzheimer’s and infertility ‘strongly’ linked to toxic chemicals in food and water by major report

Describing toxicity as ‘most underrated threat facing humanity’, new report warns risks to health are ‘widely underestimated’ with impact of pesticide use on cancer rates potentially rivalling that of smoking

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