18 h. ago Major Birmingham blaze sends plumes of smoke over city people warned 'stay away'

Ten fire crews have been called to the scene in the Seeleys Road area of Tyseley where locals have reported seeing raging flames and hearing popping sounds coming from a warehouse

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5 d. ago Vaping safer than smoking – so why are people struggling to quit e

With vaping now more common than smoking, experts explain addiction and what actually helps people quitMore socially acceptable than smoking – yet just as addictive – vaping has become the UK’s default way of consuming nicotine.Figures published by the Office for National Statistics last month showed that the number of over-16s in Great Britain who use vapes or e-cigarettes has overtaken the number who smoke cigarettes for the first time, with 5.4 million adults now vaping daily or occasionally, compared with 4.9 million who smoke. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago ASH Scotland encouraging Lanarkshire locals who smoke to aim for tobacco

The health charity’s call is part of its campaign encouraging people who smoke to give up using self-determination or access NHS Scotland’s free, expert stop-smoking support service Quit Your Way.

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2 w. ago Police call explosion at nursing home near Philadelphia ‘mass casualty incident’

People at Silver Lake healthcare center in Bristol Township injured and trapped inside after partial building collapseAn explosion at a nursing home just outside Philadelphia collapsed part of the building and left people injured and trapped inside, authorities said.A plume of black smoke rose from Silver Lake healthcare center in Bristol Township, as emergency responders across the region gathered there. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Knifeman stabs nine people after throwing smoke grenades near subway stations in Taiwan... then jumps off a building to his death

At least nine people were injured in Taiwan's capital on Friday after a knifeman went on a violent rampage after throwing smoke grenades near a subway station.

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last month New York fire LIVE: Huge blaze engulfs apartment block as flames pour from building

A fire has erupted at a building in Manhattan, with people being warned to avoid the area as smoke and flames billow dramatically

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