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Vapes in a shop

Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children

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Sitting down harms health, Whitty says, as new exercise guidance published

A young woman smoking

‘Watershed moment’ as smoking ban becomes law

Covid-19 pandemic probe to set out impact on NHS and patients

Sir Chris Whitty warns ‘too many’ non-experts involved in puberty blocker debate

Vaping to be banned in cars carrying children under Government plans

Chris Whitty visits Shropshire for discussions on rural health challenges

Bank of England lacked access to data to help with Covid-19 response – governor

Government ‘chaos’ and failure to tackle Covid cost 23,000 lives, inquiry finds

UK Covid-19 Inquiry to publish findings into decisions made by Boris Johnson

Assisted dying: England’s chief medic warns against complex bureaucracy

Government could have been ‘more liberal’ on outdoor time during Covid – Whitty

Vaping impact to be studied

Covid inquiry hears of ‘grievous harm’ suffered by children behind closed doors ...

Call for plain packaging for vapes to reduce use by teenagers

Dame Helen Mirren urges midlife exercise for healthy ageing

Terminally ill say four-year timeframe for assisted dying service is too long
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is entering the final stages of committee scrutiny.
Aine Fox, PA Social Affairs Correspondent

People living in coastal communities deserve longer, healthier lives, says MP

3D bioprinter that makes human-like tissue ‘could speed up drug development’

NHS England’s top doctor to stand down

Wes Streeting backs Angela Rippon’s dance day to help ‘build healthy society’

Ministers vow to boost dentistry access with 700,000 appointments rollout

Concern as youngest NHS workers ‘increasingly unhappy’

NHS dentistry is ‘very weak’, top official admits

Replace High Court judge approval with expert panel, says assisted dying Bill MP

New ‘judge plus’ system proposed by MP behind assisted dying Bill

Assisted Dying Bill: Doctors required to discuss other options with patients

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.
By Ted Hennessey, PA

New information service ‘would reassure medics and patients on assisted dying’

Assisted dying Bill committee to hear from chief medical officer Chris Whitty

Children set to live shorter lives thanks to junk food in cities – Chris Whitty

‘Volunteer spirit’ drove Covid vaccination campaign success, says Whitty

‘Strengthen assisted dying Bill to protect those who feel they are a burden’

MPs to vote on smoking ban and vape sales ‘deliberately targeted at children’

Former Supreme Court judge among those to appear before assisted dying committee

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

Well-known medics to appear in front of UK Covid probe

Tobacco and Vapes Bill to be introduced in Parliament

Lady Mary Peters joins ‘remarkable’ few awarded Freedom of City of London

Rollout of assisted dying service ‘best not done at speed’ says Chris Whitty

Assisted dying should not undermine good end-of-life care, say UK’s top doctors

Whitty: We did not make it clear enough NHS was open for non-Covid emergencies

Whitty ‘unsure’ if shielding should be used in future pandemics

Chris Whitty to be questioned on ‘stay at home’ messaging at Covid inquiry

Key points in the first Covid-19 inquiry report

Labour revives plans to phase out smoking with Tobacco and Vapes Bill

Minimising sewage in UK waters is a ‘public health priority’ – Chris Whitty

Plus Peter Rhodes on Putin's war, eternal life and dying of optimism

Ministers vow to protect children with action on disposable vapes

Deadline looms for Covid inquiry reply after Johnson WhatsApp requests

Recalling the shock of Britain's lockdown three years on

Key revelations from leak of Hancock WhatsApps

Crisis in A&E medicine cannot be blamed on pandemic, warns senior medic

Sunak demands ‘bold and radical’ action to ease NHS crisis as more strikes loom

Hancock says ministers were told Covid could kill 820,000 people in UK

Government 'has chickened out' of fast action on sewage in rivers - campaigner

Two years of Covid: A reflection on the pandemic

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