Getty Images The ban on single-use vapes is unlikely to reduce the appeal of e-cigarettes to teenagers because re-usable models are so similar to disposables, the head of a campaign group has warned. Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK from Sunday in an effort to curb youth vaping rates and reduce electronic waste. […]
Victoria Gill Science correspondent, BBC News WWF Saltmarshes are buffer zones between the land and the sea and act as natural flood defences The UK’s saltmarshes are vital “sinks” that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the UK’s saltmarshes have been lost to […]
A federal court blocked President Trump’s sweeping tariffs on imports this week, but the administration has promised to appeal. The on-again-off-again import taxes have been a source of frustration for many businesses that don’t know what their costs will be from day to day. Jim Watson/AFP hide caption toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP Many American small-business […]
FOX Weather’s Robert Ray visits a coastal Texas town that has long history of hurricanes. GALVESTON, Texas – As the Atlantic basin hurricane season begins, Galveston officials are alerting residents to a key change they may notice if a tropical cyclone threatens the region. Instead of issuing evacuation orders 36 hours before the arrival of […]
Getty Images There are about 280,000 Chinese students studying in the US Xiao Chen turned up at the US Consulate in Shanghai on Thursday morning, hours after Washington announced that it would “aggressively” revoke the visas of Chinese students. The 22-year-old had a visa appointment: she was headed to Michigan in the autumn to study […]
The Freedom Flotilla Coalition plans second sailing after earlier attempt saw ship targeted in a drone attack blamed on Israel. Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and Game of Thrones actor Liam Cunningham will join the next sailing of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition (FFC) as it attempts to break Israel’s months-long blockade of Gaza. The “Madleen” […]
Joshua Nevett Political reporter PA Environmental rules that force developers in England to improve wildlife habitats could be eased under government plans to make it easier to build homes on smaller sites. The government is reviewing Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements, under which builders must compensate for the loss of any nature on housing developments. […]
Heat alerts are in effect for some 15 million residents in the Western U.S. SACRAMENTO, Calif. – A blistering heat wave is driving temperatures into the triple digits this week across a vast region of the western U.S., serving as a stark reminder that meteorological summer is just days away. Nearly 20 million residents are […]
President Bola Tinubu has told Nigerians that the worst is behind them and that the country is getting better, in a speech to mark the end of his second year in office. Halfway through his term, Tinubu acknowledged the pain his reforms had unleashed, adding that he did not take the patience of Nigerians for […]
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will no longer recommend that healthy children and pregnant people get COVID-19 shots. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Joe Raedle/Getty Images Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced that he will no longer recommend that healthy children and pregnant people get COVID-19 shots. Joe […]