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Britons smoke nearly 30 billion cigarettes every year, study finds
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email An estimated 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain each year, equating to 78 million every day, according to a newContinue Reading
Retail growth ‘fizzled out’ last month, analysts find
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Tice claims he’s seen people carrying ‘bags and bags’ of postal votes | News
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). Describing Reform UK’s opposition against giving 16 and 17-year-olds the vote at the nextContinue Reading
England beat Sweden on penalties to reach Euro semi-finals after comeback
England triumphed in a thrilling penalty shoot-out against Sweden in Zurich, keeping their hopes of consecutive Euros titles alive. Swedish goalkeeper Jennifer Falk managed to save penalties from Lauren James, Beth Mead, Alex Greenwood and Grace Clinton, but missed her own opportunity to secure victory before England clinched the winContinue Reading
I deplore Brexit, German chancellor admits as he signs new treaty with Starmer
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M&S introduces invisible UV tags to collect recycling data
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Iconic space skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies aged 52 as stunt ends in tragedy
Daredevil Felix Baumgartner has died at 56 years old after a paragliding stunt went wrong. The Austrian is known across the world for his daring tricks and became a household name in 2012 when he jumped out of a helium balloon from 24 miles in space. Baumgartner’s latest stunt endedContinue Reading
Diane Abbott suspended again by the Labour Party over race row letter
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Joanna Bacon death: Breeders and Love Actually star dies aged 72
Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent email Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free newsletter British actor Joanna Bacon, best known for her role in Sky One’s four-season drama Breeders, has died at theContinue Reading
FTSE 100 closes up despite ‘harsh’ UK jobs data
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