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More than a million illicit vapes were seized in England by trading standards in 2023-24, a 59% increase on the previous year. The products failed to meet basic UK safety standards, with most containing excessive nicotine levels, a National Trading Standards (NTS) report said. New data released on Tuesday shows 1.19 million illicit vapes were confiscated in Operation Joseph, a Government-funded project to tackle enforcement and compliance around the sale […]

Federal prosecutors moved to dismiss the criminal charges against President-elect Donald Trump that accused him of plotting to overturn the 2020 election and to abandon the classified documents case against him, citing longstanding Justice Department policy that says sitting presidents cannot face criminal prosecution. The decision by special counsel Jack Smith, who had fiercely sought to hold Mr Trump criminally accountable for his efforts to subvert the 2020 election, represented the end […]

Environment Secretary Steve Reed has been asked to review “incompetence” at the Met Office that led to a “clear underestimation” of the impact of Storm Bert. Labour MP for Cardiff West, Alex Barros-Curtis, said warnings should have been “amber or red”, as Mr Reed told MPs that more flooding is “likely”. Hundreds of homes were left under water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of more than 80mph were […]

Ed Sheeran has apologised for gatecrashing a live interview with new Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim. Singer-songwriter Sheeran owns a minority stake in hometown club Ipswich and watched the newly promoted side draw 1-1 with the Red Devils at Portman Road on Sunday. After the game, Amorim was being interviewed on Sky Sports when Sheeran walked into shot and began speaking to analyst Jamie Redknapp. Amorim did not appear […]

Communities in England and Wales are starting a “massive clean-up” after torrential rain and widespread flooding from Storm Bert over the weekend. Residents in affected areas have said they do not believe the chaos will by cleared by Christmas, as the Environment Secretary said the UK’s flood defences were in the “worst condition on record”. Hundreds of homes were left under water, roads were turned into rivers and winds of […]

The eight-year-old girl injured in a double shooting in west London was in a car with her parents and two-year-old sibling when a gunman opened fire, police have revealed. Her 34-year-old father has been left with potentially life-changing injuries and the girl was undergoing surgery on Monday but is in a stable condition, the Metropolitan Police said. The pair were hurt in Southern Row, Ladbroke Grove, west London, just after […]

Mohamed Salah has said he is yet to receive a new contract offer from Liverpool and feels “more out than in” as he nears the end of his existing deal. Mohamed Salah has said he is yet to receive a new contract offer from Liverpool and feels “more out than in” as he nears the end of his existing deal. The 32-year-old again showed his importance to the Reds as […]

Bestselling novelist Barbara Taylor Bradford, who wrote A Woman Of Substance, has died at the age of 91, it has been announced. The author died peacefully at her home on Sunday November 24 following a short illness, “and was surrounded by loved ones to the very end”, a spokeswoman said. She wrote a total of 40 novels during her career, with her most recent, The Wonder of It All, published […]

NatWest is making a “scamvent” calendar available in selected branches to highlight the common purchases at risk of being fraudulent. The calendar will be available in limited numbers from the end of November and is part of a campaign to warn people of the dangers of purchase scams. It contains chocolates while also highlighting common scams over Christmas. Bogus adverts for phones, tickets and gift cards are among the scams […]