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Interactive map reveals London’s worst boroughs for smoking – as capital shown to be lightest smokers in UK

Figures show Enfield as the smoking hotspot but Londoners puff the least nationwide

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2025

World Athletics Championships: London’s 2029 bid gets Starmer backing

Keir Starmer has said his government will back a 2029 World Athletics Championships bid, citing benefits to athletes, businesses and communities

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025

Starmer backs bid to bring 2029 World Athletics Championships to London

The English capital last held the event in 2017.

Evening Standard · Jul 19, 2025

‘We got upset, then we got angry’: the couple who took on one of the UK’s biggest cold-call scams

When clients started getting random calls about making personal injury claims, Jan and Michael Reed set out to discover who was stealing data from their family-run garage

The Guardian - UK · Jul 19, 2025

Demon Slayer Infinity Castle Release Date: When Will the Final Arc Air in Asia, US, and the UK?

Demon Slayer's Infinity Castle Arc begins with a film trilogy, premiering in Japan on 18 July and launching globally through September 2025.

International Business Times UK · Jul 19, 2025

Ukraine war briefing: EU and UK increase sanctions on Russia as drone strike on Odesa kills one

EU agrees 18th package of sanctions against Moscow, including a moving price cap on Russian oil 15% below market rates. What we know on day 1,242

The Guardian - AU · Jul 19, 2025

Russia-Ukraine war: List of key events, day 1,241

Here are the key events on day 1,241 of Russia’s war on Ukraine.

Al Jazeera · Jul 19, 2025

Turkey’s Marmaris tops ranking of cheapest family holiday destinations

The port city has the lowest prices out of 16 popular locations for a basket of 10 tourist items, Post Office Travel Money said.

Evening Standard · Jul 18, 2025

The cheapest short-haul holiday destination for UK families has been revealed – and its not in Spain

The low prices for UK visitors are partly due to a sharp fall in the value of the currency in the country

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025

RSV jab in pregnancy can ‘significantly’ cut baby’s infection risk, study says

Vaccinating pregnant women against RSV will ‘significantly’ reduce the risk their babies being hospitalised

The Independent UK · Jul 18, 2025