38 m. ago Britons smoke nearly 30 billion cigarettes every year, study finds

An estimated 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain each year, equating to 78 million every day, according to a new analysis that highlights stark inequalities in consumption across the country. Researchers are now calling for targeted public health efforts to address these disparities and tackle persistent smoking rates.

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49 m. ago Searching for pennies: With the cut in federal funding public broadcasters are looking to cope

In Alaska, a public radio station general manager took a moment from a busy day warning her community about a possible tsunami for a special task — sending a text message to Sen. Lisa Murkowski urging her to vote against a measure to strip federal funding of NPR and PBS

Politics

97 m. ago Richard Tice claims he’s seen people carrying ‘bags and bags’ of postal votes to a polling station

Richard Tice claimed he has seen "people carry bag loads of postal votes to a polling station on election day" during a House of Commons urgent question on Labour's strategy for elections on Thursday (17 July).

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1 hour ago ITV Love Island fans 'know' who will win series 12 after spotting major clue

Love Island fans think they know who will win the current series - and they're adamant it's a good thing

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1 hour ago Love Island fans 'rumble' savage twist as Angel enters villa

If tonight's episode of Love Island wasn't dramatic enough, viewers were informed that new bombshell Angel was on the way - and she's sure to bring even more drama to the villa

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1 hour ago Love Island's new bombshell Angel to 'replace' contestant in shock villa dumping

They already believe they will turn many heads

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2 h. ago Love Island introduces new bombshell to 'replace contestant' in shock twist

The latest episode had an unexpected twist

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2 h. ago Love Island winners 'confirmed' weeks before final as fans spot major clue

Love Island fans have already 'worked out' who will win the series despite the final being weeks away as they spotted a major clue during recent episodes

Sport

2 h. ago Harris English among a fascinating group of leaders after Open’s longest day

Five share first place after dramatic opening roundScottie Scheffler only one shot back after hitting 68There are eclectic tales at the summit of this Open leaderboard. It just appeared as if nobody was minded to pay heed to them on a day when Rory McIlroy’s competitive return to Northern Ireland turned every head and Scottie Scheffler performed his usual trick of hiding in plain sight.McIlroy seemed to battle his game more than the elements for much of round one but emerged unscathed and under par. McIlroy lacks nothing in tenacity, a matter which is often overlooked. His 70 leaves him just three from the lead in what is a wonderfully congested major. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Doctors say there is 'window of opportunity' to stop upcoming NHS strikes

The British Medical Association met with Health Secretary Wes Streeting in Westminster for critical talks to try and come to an agreement to prevent a five-day walkout next week

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2 h. ago Love Island fans 'spot reason' for Harrison's behaviour in villa

Viewers believe they have spotted a new red flag

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2 h. ago Trump officials tour Alcatraz in bid to reopen prison amid outcry from California leaders

Doug Burgum, interior secretary, and Pam Bondi, attorney general, visited island jail as Nancy Pelosi calls idea ‘lunacy’A delegation of US officials toured Alcatraz on Thursday as part of Donald Trump’s pledge to reopen the shuttered federal prison and tourist attraction in the San Francisco Bay, amid an outcry from California leaders who have called the plan “lunacy”.Doug Burgum, the interior secretary, who visited the island prison with attorney general Pam Bondi, said the federal government was beginning “the work to renovate and reopen the site to house the most dangerous criminals and illegals”. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House? review – a lazy, galling failure of a documentary

This Dispatches episode about Putin and Trump is a weird rundown of everything we’ve known for a decade – like reading a Twitter thread in 2018. What’s so frustrating is that this really matters right nowIt’s never a particularly encouraging sign when the title of a documentary ends with a question mark. It might just be a tiny scrap of punctuation, and yet it can single-handedly undermine an entire thesis.Take the latest episode of Dispatches. A film called Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House would hit like a juggernaut. That film would be an authoritative, definitive hammer blow, confirming beyond doubt what many have suspected for years: that Donald Trump is either working with or an unwitting puppet of Putin’s Russia. This film would represent a clean punch landed. It would reverberate around the world.Dispatches: Trump: Moscow’s Man in the White House? is on Channel 4 Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Rory McIlroy reveals Open shock at end of day one and what he's doing better on Portrush return

McIlroy has been roared around the course by the home fans that also brings extra pressure for the Masterd champion

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2 h. ago Child tragically dies after school coach carrying more than 60 people crashes on Somerset day trip

Emergency services declared a major incident

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2 h. ago Love Island fans reel as Harry and Emma openly 'expose villa game plan'

The wife swap continued on tonight's Love Island - as Harry made a shock U-Turn and asked his ex Emma if she was tempted to spend time with him in the Hideaway...

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2 h. ago Love Island fans spot new red flag that explains Harrison's behaviour in villa

The Islander's behaviour has left viewers fuming

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3 h. ago Fiery Bob MacIntyre swears he kept a lid on it during Open fight as he reveals players' thoughts on pace of play

Scottish star scrapped to end day one in title hunt after perfect start was derailed and he let his frustration show

Sport

3 h. ago Child dies after school coach carrying more than 60 people crashes on day trip

Two other children were taken to hospital by air ambulance, police said.

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4 h. ago Long Island man critically injured after entering MRI room without permission and being sucked into machine, cops say

MRI magnets are strong enough to toss a wheelchair across a room

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