Smokers are about to pay more for hand-rolling tobacco
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteRachel Reeves has announced a tax hike on vaping products in today’s budget as part of a plan to reduce smoking among children. Read…
Jaw-dropping flooding again in Europe is shocking - but not entirely surprising
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteAnother violent flood, another day we can hardly believe how climate change is, well, changing our lives. At least 72 people killed. Crops…
Landlords suffer immediate blow from stamp duty raid
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteSecond home buyers and landlords will be forced to pay thousands more in stamp duty from Thursday, the Chancellor has confirmed. Read More
Breast surgeon was ‘nightmare’ to work with, former colleague tells inquest
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA breast surgeon who carried out unapproved mastectomies was a “nightmare” to work with, a colleague has told an inquest into the…
Increases in train fares and price of railcards announced
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCommuter train fares in England will increase by up to 4.6% next year, the Government has quietly announced. Read More
Fears UK facing 'quadrupledemic' as highly contagious 'superbug' sweeps across country
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteA family GP has warned that the UK faces the risk of a ‘quadrupledemic’ this winter as waves of four major conditions…
Afghan women ‘banned from hearing each other’ in bizarre new Taliban rule
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe Taliban in Afghanistan have implemented a bizarre new edict that will further curb the voices of women who are already prohibited from…
Minimum wage to go up by almost 7% - as chancellor puts final touches to tax-raising budget
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe minimum wage for those aged 21 years and over will rise by 6.7% to £12.21 – with pay for those aged…
Spain issues 'extreme weather' warning after it's hit with huge hail storms
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteCars were filmed being swept away down a street which became a raging torrent during freak rain in Spain. Read More
Southport stabbing suspect accused of murder of three girls charged with owning Al Qaeda training manual
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Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe teenager accused of the fatal stabbing of three girls at a dance class in Southport has been charged with production of a deadly…