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Calls for ‘fat tax’ to be introduced on junk food to cut childhood obesity

Expert groups quoted in a report suggest solutions including an ‘excess profits’ tax on products with a high sugar and salt content

The Independent UK

Warning of NHS ‘quad-demic’ as flu and Covid cases rise in England

NHS winter report reveals norovirus and RSV are also leaving thousands in hospital

The Guardian - UK

Cases of flu ‘rising rapidly’ as Brits urged to get vaccinations

Chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty says cases of influenza are ‘rising rapidly’

The Independent UK

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Covid denier who posted violent threats against Chris Whitty jailed for five years

Patrick Ruane had targeted individuals online including chief medical officer

The Guardian - UK

Covid denier jailed for online posts encouraging violence against Chris Whitty

Patrick Ruane, 55, was found guilty at the Old Bailey of two charges of encouraging terrorism in a series of Telegram posts during 2021

Evening Standard

Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools may be banned – Streeting

The Government has rowed back on proposals to make it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens.

The Independent UK

Tobacco and Vapes Bill to be introduced in Parliament

It is hoped the legislation could ‘save thousands of lives and protect the NHS’, according to ministers.

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Government ‘to ban vaping near playgrounds, hospitals and schools’ in crackdown to protect children’s health

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said to be considering limiting use of e-cigarettes outdoors in England

The Independent UK

Vaping ‘to be banned outside schools and hospitals’ in England

Measures to stop children from vaping could be included in forthcoming tobacco and vapes bill

The Guardian - UK

Future pandemic as big as Covid is inevitable, says Whitty

England’s chief medical officer also tells inquiry that UK’s low level of intensive care provision is a political decision

The Guardian - UK

Covid Inquiry: Chris Whitty says lack of ICU capacity during pandemic was a 'political choice'

Chief medical officer says ‘very low’ capacity made treating the virus difficult

Evening Standard

Pubs could be forced to close early as Labour considering crackdown on opening hours, health minister says

But a Department for Health spokesman said it is ‘categorically untrue’ that the government is considering such measures

The Independent UK

OPINION - This smoking ban is pure nannyism — and it'll kill pubs

There aren’t that many places left where a smoker can smoke, but outside a pub is one of them. Fewer people than before congregate in a pub garden for a companionable cigarette, according to one friend who keeps a close eye on the pub scene. But for those who do,…

Evening Standard

Outdoor smoking ban will shut pubs, warns hospitality leader

Smokers may not be able to enjoy a cigarette on pavements next to outdoor restaurants or clubs under new measures

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

Labour has been virtually silent on Britain’s neglected seaside towns – it’s time for a national strategy

A steady stream of day-trippers leave the railway station and head down to the seafront. Some shoppers and dawdlers detour through the picturesque cobbled streets of The Lanes. Others walk past the extraordinary Royal Pavilion, with its ornate domes and minarets, before reaching Brighton’s beach.

Evening Standard

Chris Whitty warns against paddling in rivers this summer

Sewage overflows during wet seasons are just ‘half the problem, not the full problem’, says the chief medical officer

The Guardian - UK

Reducing sewage in rivers and seas is public health priority, says Chris Whitty

England’s chief medical officer says 19th-century wastewater system ended cholera outbreaks and calls for similar focus now

The Independent UK

Covid Inquiry has cost £94m so far and could become most expensive probe of its kind

Figures published in the inquiry’s financial report show £15,180,000 was spent in the final quarter of 2023/24

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The Guardian - UK

Isn’t it daft to let a 50-year-old smoke but not someone aged 44?

Letters: Torran Turner points to the dangers of the current proposal; plus letters from Dave Pollard and Richard Thorley

The Guardian - UK

MPs vote to give smoking ban bill second reading – as it happened

Rishi Sunak’s authority suffers blow as several Conservatives vote against bill, which clears first Commons hurdle with 383 votes to 67

The Guardian - UK

Kemi Badenoch to oppose smoking ban in blow to Sunak’s authority

Business secretary speaks out as Penny Mordaunt and other ministers waver over support

Evening Standard

Conservative libertarians slammed as minister describes her regret at starting smoking aged 12 ahead of vote

Victims minister Laura Farris hits back after criticism by Liz Truss of Rishi Sunak’s legislation aiming to prevent anyone born after 2008 from buying tobacco

The Guardian - UK

Chris Whitty urges MPs to ignore lobbying and pass smoking ban bill

Exclusive: England’s chief medical officer says tobacco industry is the ‘one gainer from the death and disease’ caused by its products

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak says he did not need to consult scientists on ‘eat out to help out’

PM defends his record as chancellor at Covid inquiry, but repeatedly says he cannot remember meetings and other details

The Independent UK

Covid inquiry: What time is Rishi Sunak giving evidence and how to watch

Rishi Sunak to be grilled over claims Eat Out to Help Out scheme helped Covid spread

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