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Vaping in cars with children could be banned under new plans

The government said findings from the consultation will "help shape future regulations under the Tobacco and Vapes Bill", which it said will "create a smoke-free generation and protect young people from a lifetime of addiction"

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Trump revokes landmark ruling that greenhouse gases endanger public health

"So that includes motor vehicles, but it also includes power plants, the oil and gas sector, methane from landfills, even aircraft. So it really runs the gamut, all of the standards for each of the sectors is premised on this one thing

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'It was terrifying': Tumbler Ridge's tight-knit community in shock after shooting

He first realised something was wrong when his daughter's school called him to say they were in lockdown. He was able to contact his wife, who was also under lockdown, but by the time he found out - from an emergency alert - that there was an active shooter, he …

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The Dutch love four-day working weeks, but are they sustainable?

"The work-life balance was at the heart of it," adds de Wit, who disagrees with the suggestion that their staff are now doing less work for the same amount of money. Instead he puts it down to "working smarter not harder"

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I died for 40 minutes - here's what it taught me about life

"The most important thing to me has always been my family, but now I am able to give so much more of myself to it. Before I was living almost on the surface of it," he says

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Meet France's controversial ice dance Olympic champions

The ice dance competition at Milan-Cortina 2026 reached a thrilling conclusion, with a podium of the highest quality. American husband and wife Evan Bates and Madison Chock - gold medallists in the team event and three-time world champions - took silver, with bronze going to Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier …

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'Hard to forgive' love cheat biathlete, says ex-girlfriend

Norwegian biathlete Sturla Holm Laegreid has apologised again for cheating on his ex-girlfriend and taking focus away from his team-mate's Winter Olympics triumph - but his former partner says the situation is "hard to forgive". Moments after winning bronze in the men's 20km - his first individual Olympic medal - …

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Nordic combined - the only event in which women cannot compete

American Nordic combined skier Annika Malacinski dreams of becoming an Olympic athlete. Instead, she must watch from the sidelines as her younger brother, Niklas, realises that dream at the 2026 Winter Games. Nordic combined - a combination of cross-country skiing and ski jumping - is the only Olympic discipline in …

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Vonn 'making progress' after third leg operation

Lindsey Vonn says she is "making progress" after having a successful third surgery on the broken leg she sustained in a crash at the Winter Olympics on Sunday. The American great was racing just nine days after rupturing ligaments in her left knee when she struck a gate 13 seconds …

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Epstein survivor calls on Palace to search Andrew's files

"She was often there [on the island] but I was very scared of her," said Bryant. "It was almost like she sort of was running the place, she was very well educated and very sure of herself. I was just petrified of her

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