Marlboro-maker Altria takes stake in Juul e-cigarette firm
AFP Marlboro cigarette maker Altria is buying a $12.8bn (£10bn) minority stake in vaping company Juul Labs. The marriage between a traditional tobacco giant and Juul underlines how the fast-growing e-cigarette is changing tastes among smokers. Altria said in a statement the move was preparation “for a future where adult smokers overwhelmingly choose non-combustible products […]
Kent lab finds illegal substances in ‘majority’ of CBD products
Kent Scientific Studies Cola chunks were one of the products that contained illegal substances, the council claimed Tests on more than 60 CBD products found the majority contained illegal substances, a council has found. Kent Scientific Services (KSS), a laboratory run by Kent County Council, has been carrying out testing on behalf of several local […]
Research centre exploring the mutations behind blood cancer
Aileen Turvey Spencer Turvey died from acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) in 2020 My brother Spencer was just 45 when he died a day after being diagnosed with an aggressive blood cancer. We had always been close, despite me living in Yorkshire and him in Ireland. I am godfather to one of his three children and […]
HGV test changes ‘would help ease driver shortage’
BBC Frylite says it is struggling to recruit lorry drivers Stormont has been urged to make changes to heavy goods vehicle (HGV) driving tests to help alleviate the shortage of lorry drivers. Logistics UK says there is a shortage of about 3,000 to 4,000 haulage drivers in Northern Ireland. That has led to calls from […]
Reichsbürger group members go on trial over alleged coup
It’s an alleged coup plot featuring a German aristocrat, a “massive arsenal” of weapons and the belief that Queen Elizabeth II’s death might have been a secret “signal” to act. The trial of nine men and women allegedly connected to the so-called Reichsbürger movement got under way on Tuesday with those accused of being ringleaders […]
UK suspends competition law to get petrol to forecourts
PA Media The government is to suspend competition law to allow oil firms to target fuel deliveries at petrol stations following recent panic buying. Officials said the move would make it easier for companies to share information and prioritise parts of the country most at need. It follows days of long queues at the pumps, […]
Devon gliding club wants more women to take to the skies
Andrea Ormsby BBC News, Devon Steve Fletcher Of almost 30,000 pilots in the UK, fewer than 5% are women A gliding club in Devon is encouraging women to reach for the skies. The Dartmoor Gliding Society said that fewer than 5% of almost 30,000 pilots in the UK were women and it wanted to encourage […]
Waterstones staff hand in petition calling for living wage
Getty Images Staff at Waterstones have delivered a petition to the book chain’s managing director calling for higher wages for its lowest paid workers. They’re backed by authors Philip Pullman, Joanne Harris and Nikesh Shukla who with 2,494 others signed an open letter to boss James Daunt. The petition calls for minimum pay of £9 […]
Abbi Pulling to feature in Reese Witherspoon’s Netflix series
Charis Scott-Holm & Rob Makepeace BBC News Getty Images Abbi Pulling celebrates after winning Round 2 of the F1 Academy at Miami International Autodrome in Florida A racing driver from Lincolnshire is set to star in a new Netflix documentary following the progress of the all-female F1 Academy championship. Abbi Pulling, from Gosberton, drives for […]
Why Reservation Dogs is the biggest snub of this year’s awards season
Kate Nelson Features correspondent FX The groundbreaking comedy-drama about four Native American teens is one of the greatest TV shows of recent times, yet has been mostly ignored by the big awards bodies. For Native Americans like me who have rarely seen ourselves accurately represented in entertainment, the revolutionary TV show Reservation Dogs has been […]