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UK plan to encourage smokers to take up vaping means swapping one health risk with another
The scheme would offer smokers vape starter kits to help them quit. ducu59us/Shutterstock The UK government set out ambitious plans in 2019 to make England smoke free by 2030. To achieve this, they recently announced plans to offer free vape starter kits to one million smokers in a bid toContinue Reading
Dandelions are a lifeline for bees on the brink – we should learn to love them
Elvira Tursynbayeva/Shutterstock Dandelions, love them or hate them, are blooming in abundance all over the UK this spring. As an ecologist who studies the insects which visit these flowers, so redolent of sunshine, I have never been able to understand why anyone might hate them. Why do some people despairContinue Reading
Demonstration hears criticism of ‘extreme’ abortion law recommendations
A demonstration in Dublin has heard criticism of “extreme” abortion law recommendations. Thousands attended the March for Life event in the capital from St Stephen’s Green to Leinster House. It came as an independent review into Ireland’s abortion legislation has recommended the removal of the current mandatory three-day waiting periodContinue Reading
Sir Keir Starmer sidesteps questions over probe into Labour’s hiring of Sue Gray
L abour leader Sir Keir Starmer has refused to be drawn on questions about Sue Gray following speculation the party could have to wait a year for the former senior civil servant to start as his chief of staff. Sir Keir said there is a “process in place” when askedContinue Reading
Health Secretary ‘cautiously optimistic’ NHS unions will accept pay offer
H ealth Secretary Steve Barclay has said he is “cautiously optimistic” that unions will accept the current pay offer for nurses, despite increasingly heated rhetoric between negotiators. On Tuesday, unions in the NHS Staff Council will consider the offer of a 5% pay increase for 2023/24 along with a one-offContinue Reading
Union leader urges Health Secretary ‘not to be disrespectful’ to striking nurses
U nion leader Pat Cullen has urged Health Secretary Steve Barclay “not to be disrespectful” to nurses amid their “biggest strike yet” over the bank holiday. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) general secretary’s comment came after Mr Barclay described their ongoing industrial action as “premature” and “disrespectful” to theContinue Reading
I’m an ex-Liverpool defender… Klopp put me on when I was drunk and we scored
STEVEN CAULKER has revealed he was left “sh***** himself” before his Liverpool debut – when Jurgen Klopp threw him on as a striker against Arsenal. The defender was a surprise loan signing from QPR in Klopp’s first season as Liverpool manager. But things were not going well off the pitchContinue Reading
Donald Trump to visit Ireland and Scotland this week
Former US president Donald Trump is due to arrive in Ireland and Scotland this week as he visits his golf courses in both countries. He is expected to land in Aberdeen on Monday morning, saying on Truth Social – the social media platform he owns – that he will beContinue Reading
Pensioners underpaid by £530 million last year due to errors
M istakes by officials saw pensioners across the UK underpaid by £530 million last year, according to Government figures. Analysis of the figures by the Labour Party found more than one in 10 pensioners – around 1.3 million people – did not receive their full benefit. That amounted to almostContinue Reading
Britons have until midday to reach Port Sudan as UK relocates evacuation efforts
B ritish nationals trying to flee Sudan have until noon to reach an airport to be processed for an additional UK flight out of the conflict zone as rescue efforts shift to the east of the country. Members of the military are working round the clock to assist UK citizensContinue Reading