A rise in shops selling vaping products to children as young as 12 is causing alarm among Trading Standards officers in England and Wales, according to new research. A survey by the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has found 60 percent of local Trading Standards services are most concerned about high street shops selling illicit…
Majority of British Trading Standards Officers Say Sale of Vapes in Shops to Children Is Top Concern
UK Government Announces Winners of £2 Billion Levelling up Fund
More than 100 projects across the UK will be awarded a total of £2.1 billion from the Levelling Up Fund, the government said on Wednesday. The winners of the second round of funding, from 111 areas across the UK’s four nations, include the Eden Project North visitor attraction in Morecambe, a new artificial intelligence campus…
Two Retired Metropolitan Police Officers Charged Over Child Sex Abuse Images
Two retired officers with the Metropolitan Police have been charged with offences in relation to child sex abuse images following the death of a serving chief inspector who was found dead last week. Jack Addis, 63, and Jeremy Laxton, 62, will appear at Westminster magistrates court next month. Both are understood to have left the…
Pair Found Guilty of Murdering UK Chinese Pensioner After Bungled Property Scam
Two men who blamed each other for killing a wealthy British Chinese pensioner who was killed as part of a bungled £5 million property scam, have both been found guilty of murder by a jury in London. Kusai Al-Jundi, 24, and Mohamed El-Abboud, 28, had both denied murdering Louise Kam, 71, who was last seen…
Nurses’ Strike Continues in England as Ambulance Workers Walk Out in Wales
The deadlock between the UK governments and unions continues on Thursday as thousands of nurses in England are striking for a second day. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) from 55 NHS trusts in England are taking a two-day action after up to 100,000 RCN members from other NHS trusts across the UK walked…
Actor Julian Sands Missing in Southern California Mountains
January 19, 2023
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RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif.—Actor Julian Sands, star of several Oscar-nominated films including “A Room With a View,” has been missing for five days in the Southern California mountains, where he was hiking, authorities said Wednesday. Sands, 65, was reported missing Friday on a trail on Mt. Baldy, San Bernardino County sheriff’s spokeswoman Gloria Huerta said. Search…
Northern Ireland Legacy Bill Will End Court Case ‘Merry-Go-Round,’ Says Defence Secretary Ben Wallace
Britain’s Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has lauded new legislation to deal with the legacy of The Troubles in Northern Ireland as the best way of ending the “merry-go-round” of court cases. The Legacy Bill, which is going through Parliament, would provide immunity for those accused of offences during The Troubles as long as they cooperate…
US ‘Most Permissive’ for Children’s Gender Transition While Europe Pulls Back, Study Shows
January 19, 2023
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The United States is the “most permissive country” for legal and medical gender transition of children, according to a new study. The report, released on Monday by Do No Harm, a group that seeks to insulate the health care profession from “radical, diverse, and discriminatory ideology,” compared the United States with 11 Northern and Western…
IEA Says Predicting Oil Demand to Hit Record High This Year on China’s Reopening
January 18, 2023
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The International Energy Agency (IEA) says it predicts that demand for oil could reach record levels this year, given mainland China’s reopening of its economy. Demand for crude fell in the second half of 2022, as China’s ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP) maintained its “zero-COVID” policy stance. The combination of mild weather and weaker industrial…
Sunak Told Police to Address Failings After Officer Exposed to Be Serial Rapist
The police “must address the failings,” after a serving Metropolitan Police officer admitted to dozens of counts of rape and other offences, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Wednesday. David Carrick, 48, who served alongside rapist and murderer Wayne Couzens—the killer of Sarah Everard—admitted to 47 counts of rape, false imprisonment, and indecent assault, relating 12 women…
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