On the government to ban flavoured and Disposable Vapes to protect children against what they say is a growing epidemic in the uk. A bill aimed at restricting the Sale And Marketing of vapes, especially to children, Ran Out Of Time to pass into law under the last government. The British Medical Association says bold action is needed. Heres our Health Reporter michelle roberts. According to the latest estimates, around 8 of 11 to 17 year olds vape. Although its already illegal to sell E Cigarettes to anyone under 18, the British Medical Association says more needs to be done, and quickly, to protect children and young people from a vape epidemic. The bma wants Disposable Vapes and all flavoured ones to be banned. Its also calling for curbs on how vapes are marketed and sold, similar to cigarettes, with plain packaging and products kept behind the counter. If youre stopping smoking, you need a tobacco flavoured vape to jUst transfer from one to another. There is no need for any of the co
Stretches and fog developing as well. Saturday rain showers for parts of northern and eastern england, South East Scotland seeing a bit of rain, but this snow will fall to lower levels and there will be some snow over the Higher Ground of Northern England later in the day. The driest of the weather to be found further south and west during saturday afternoon. Saturday night and into sunday those temperatures are going to be dropping like a stone. Code mac Easterly Winds pushing a close and heavy persistent snowfall across east anglia, the South East Of England and snow flurries further north. An Amber Warning in force for that potentially disruptive snow. There could be more than ten centimetres in places. Thats all from the Bbc News At Six so its goodbye from me and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc s news teams where you are. Hello and welcome to sportsday with me, katherine downes. Coming with me, katherine downes. Up this friday evening a century on his century joe root passes 100 on h
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Not to return to haiti. You are watching bbc news. A new report on the Church Of Englands historic links to slavery is about to be published. It follows a report last year into the churchs Investment Funds historic links to transatlantic slavery which at the time prompted it to announce a £100 million fund for a programme of investment, research and engagement to try to address past wrongs. We go across now to a News Conference taking place by an independent Oversight Group that was appointed by the Church Commission for england. It is taking place at lambeth palace. Some of it is virtual but we willjoin the conference now. To virtual but we will oin the conference now. Virtual but we will oin the conference now. ,. ,. , conference now. To give you opening remarks before conference now. To give you opening remarks before we conference now. To give you opening remarks before we go conference now. To give you opening remarks before we go on conference now. To give you opening remarks be
hello. good afternoon to you. it is so mild out there. many of us have not had to use the thick coats for quite some time now. this is not going to change over the next few days. exceedingly mild weather conditions, with this air stream coming in all the way from the southern climes, actually a pattern that we sometimes see during the summer months. at low pressure is also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the time. far from it, also close by. so, not necessarily sunny all the time. farfrom it, we had heavy rain earlier on across many parts of northern ireland and scotland. most of that rain has now cleared to the north and we are left with brisk, quite strong south westerly wind around western areas. but plenty of sunny spells in land, and, of course, the relatively high temperatures possibly reaching 20 degrees in the south east and east anglia. but even around yorkshire, around 18, mid teens in eastern and central parts of scotland. through the course of tonight, the