Ministers consider new vaping tax at Budget
Ministers fear that the relatively cheap cost of vaping makes it more accessible for young people.
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Inside Gaza: Follow a day in the lives of Gazans as war nears five-month mark
Some of the Gazans we’ve asked to speak to us today have been struggling to survive under intense Israeli bombardment. They come from different parts of the Gaza Strip and some are still trying to practise their professions after forced evacuations. We’re hoping they will able to share their accounts of how dramatically their daily…
Russian defeat in Ukraine vital for Europe – Macron
40 minutes ago About sharing Ukraine says its forces are currently outgunned by Russian troops, asking allies for urgent weapons supplies By Jaroslav Lukiv BBC News French President Emmanuel Macron has said it is key for Europe’s security to defeat Russia in Ukraine, amid urgent pleas for more weapons from Kyiv. He was speaking in…
Two bodies found in search for missing Sydney TV presenter and partner
Australian police say two bodies have been located during their search for Jesse Baird and Luke Davies.
Hunt must explain how he would fund tax cuts – IFS
4 hours ago About sharing By Lucy Hooker Business reporter, BBC News The government should not cut taxes in the upcoming Budget, unless it can spell out how it will afford them, a leading think tank has warned. The chancellor has hinted he would like to lower taxes in what could be the last Budget…
‘Ice bumps’ reveal history of Antarctic melting
3 hours ago About sharing America’s Landsat spacecraft have been looking down on Antarctica since 1973 By Jonathan Amos Science correspondent @BBCAmos Scientists say they now have a better idea of exactly where and when the margin of Antarctica started melting. They’ve traced the changing shapes of bumps on the ice surface that mark locations…
Paparazzo accuses Taylor Swift’s father of assault
The photographer did not need medical treatment and Australian police are investigating.
Hope for Gaza ceasefire by next week, says Biden
8 minutes ago About sharing A Palestinian woman carries her baby as smoke rises over the Gaza Strip on Monday US President Joe Biden has said he hopes to have a ceasefire “by next Monday” in the Israel-Gaza war. His comments come amid reports of some progress reached in ongoing negotiations involving Israel and Hamas…
Dolphin pod spotted in the River Thames
Volunteers from the RNLI said it was “incredible to witness” the two adults and a calf swimming in the river.
Maidstone ‘s FA Cup run comes to end with 5-0 loss
Coventry striker Ellis Simms scored a first-half hat-trick to crush Maidstone’s dream of a historic FA Cup quarter-final place. The sixth-tier Stones were bidding to become only the second non-league team in 109 years to reach the last eight, having already dispatched English Football League sides Barrow, Stevenage and Ipswich. They came up against a…