vapes and the little left behind. 1.3 million disposable vapes are thrown away every week. that is why the local government association representing councils in england and wales, once the government to ban single you see cigarettes. so what s their problem? the lga says disposable vapes can cause fires in ben laurie s. the plastic cannot be separated from the batteries, which makes them really hard to recycle, and when those lithium batteries get crushed they get really hot and become flammable. crushed they get really hot and become flammable. those 1.3 million dis - osable become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going on - become flammable. those 1.3 million disposable vapes are going on the - disposable vapes are going on the floor unfortunately, in which case it causes a signif
welcome to verified live. prince harry has been awarded £140,000 damages in his phone hacking case against the publishers of the daily mirror. a high courtjudge ruled this morning that on 15 occasions, the duke of sussex was the victim of hacking or other unlawful methods of getting stories about him. in a statement, prince harry said, it s a great day for the truth and called on the police to launch a criminal investigation into mirror group newspapers. our media corrspondent, david sillito, reports. this has been a landmark case. prince harry said his life had been blighted by illegal press intrusion and, today, thejudge mrjustice fancourt ruled that, yes, his phone had been repeatedly hacked by mirror group newspapers. outside court, a statement was read out on behalf of the duke. today s ruling is vindicating and affirming. i ve been told that slaying dragons will get you burned, but in light of today s victory and the importance of doing what is needed for a free and
over the black sea. britain becomes the latest country to ban the chinese owned video sharing app tiktok from government mobile phones. the uk government has reached an agreement with health unions over a new pay dealfor nhs staff in england. the deal aims to bring to an end a winter of industrial action which has seen nurses, ambulance staff and physiotherapists all go on strike. the offer includes a rise of 5% for the next financial year starting in april and covers all nhs staff except doctors, who are on a different contract. for this year staff have been also offered a one off payment. members will now be consulted over the coming weeks and strike action paused. the uk health secretary steve barclay has been speaking in the last few minutes, here s what he had to say. the government has made a formal offer, just come at a meeting, i m pleased they ve agreed to recommend to their members, it will be for a 5% pay rise next year, 2023 24, but also an additional lump sum
soon. putin s speech comes with new reporting this morning on china s growing concerns about russia s weakened status on the world stage. meanwhile, we will hear from president joe biden later this morning as he is in poland now to meet with allies following that historic trip to ukraine. also ahead, the maga members of congress staying on brand, criticizing the president for visiting ukraine. we ll go through some of their comments. good morning and welcome to morning joe. it is tuesday, february 21st. with me here in new york, way too early host and the white house bureau chief at politico, jonathan lemire. at the table with joe in washington, pulitzer prize-winning columnist at the washington post, eugene robinson. former white house press secretary now msnbc host jen psaki. editor for the washington post, david ignatius. also with us, founder of the bulwark, charlie sykes. joe, incredible, staggering, historic scenes yesterday of president biden walking th