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Nato has sent 700 more troops to Kosovo to help quell violent protests and has put another battalion on standby in case the riots spread, Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg has said. “We have decided to deploy 700 more troops from the operational reserve force for Western Balkans and to put an additional battalion of reserve forces on high readiness so they can also be deployed if needed. These are prudent steps,”

A draft law that would “outright ban” vapes being sold to children is hoped to significantly reduce the number of young people who use them, a minister has said. Cabinet on Tuesday approved legislation that would ban e-cigarettes being sold to people aged under 18 at shops, and banned them from being sold from vending machines, mobile premises and events for children. It also plans to ban vapes being advertised

Royal Navy sailors given a symbolic role in Queen Elizabeth’s funeral procession have been recognised by the King – including a heavily pregnant sailor. Charles presented honours from the Royal Victorian Order (RVO) to around 150 sailors and officers who took part in the historic event or planned the Navy’s involvement, during an open air ceremony at Windsor Castle. Medical Assistant Paisley Chambers-Smith was awarded an RVO silver medal for

Royal Blood singer Mike Kerr has come under fire for branding the crowd “pathetic” and departing the show with his middle fingers in the air after performing at BBC Radio 1’s Big Weekend. The British rock duo performed on the main stage of the festival in Dundee on Sunday afternoon in a slot between pop stars Niall Horan and Lewis Capaldi – whose latest album Broken By Desire To Be Heavenly Sent is

The pop superstar told fans "I love you" as she kicked off the first of five nights at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium Beyonce said “I can’t believe this is my job” as she dazzled on the first London night of her Renaissance world tour. The pop superstar told fans “I love you” as she opened the first of five nights at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, before plunging into a number of

Professor George Gao's views directly contradict the Chinese government The possibility the Covid virus leaked from a laboratory should not be ruled out, a former top Chinese government scientist has said. The view of virologist and immunologist Professor George Gao is in stark contrast to that of the Chinese government which dismisses any suggestion the virus may have originated in a Wuhan laboratory. Prof Gao, the former head of China’s Centre for

The government is planning to close a loophole allowing companies to give free vape samples to kids A new Government crackdown on vape marketing will prevent the “unacceptable” targeting of children and young people, Rishi Sunak has said. Ministers have pledged to close a loophole allowing retailers to give free samples of vapes to children in England, amid concerns over the proportion of children trying e-cigarettes. The move comes days after the Prime Minister

The 61 year old resigned on Friday following what he called an 'unwise, but not illegal' affair Eamonn Holmes has alleged that there was a “total cover-up” on ITV’s This Morning show over Phillip Schofield’s affair with a young male colleague. Schofield, 61, resigned from ITV on Friday and was dropped by his talent agency YMU after admitting to an “unwise, but not illegal” affair. Following Schofield’s resignation, some former This Morning

Ministers are under pressure over whether to release unredacted WhatsApp messages and diaries belonging to Boris Johnson to the Covid-19 inquiry or risk sparking a further legal row. The Cabinet Office has until 4pm on May 30 to respond to the request or risk the prospect of legal action. It is so far resisted the request from Lady Hallett’s official inquiry, raising the possibility that ministers could seek to challenge