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Met Police reopens investigation into Wimbledon school crash that killed two girls The Metropolitan Police has reopened its investigation into the Wimbledon school crash that killed two eight-year-old girls as they celebrated the last day of the summer term. Nuria Sajjad and Selena Lau, both 8, died and several more were injured after the 4×4 ploughed through a fence and hit a building at the Study Prep school in Wimbledon, south-west London, on 6 July last year. Following the initial police investigation, it was announced that the driver, Claire Freemantle, had suffered an epileptic seizure behind the wheel and would…

Is Britain’s disposable vape ban a good idea? Join The Independent Debate The UK government is planning to ban disposable vapes by summer 2025 – and we want to know if you back the move. The new legislation will reportedly give suppliers until 1 June 2025 to clear all stock across England, with the UK government expecting Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland to implement similar measures. Supporters of the ban argue that it will help curb the rise in vaping among children and reduce the environmental impact of single-use vapes, which are often discarded improperly. Research shows that the number…

Commonwealth leaders to defy Starmer over slavery reparations Commonwealth leaders are reportedly preparing to defy the UK and agree plans to examine reparations for the transatlantic slave trade. It comes despite Downing Street’s insistence that the issue of reparations is not on the agenda for this week’s Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting (Chogm), which begins in Samoa on Friday. But diplomatic sources said officials are already negotiating an agreement to conduct further research and begin a “meaningful conversation”, which could leave the UK owing billions of pounds in reparations. The text of the draft summit communique, seen by the BBC,…

Labour’s war on vaping explained: From disposable ban to higher taxes The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in England and Wales from next year. Under legislation laid out by the Labour government in Parliament, it will be illegal for retailers to sell the devices from 1 June, 2025. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs said businesses will have until the deadline “to sell any remaining stock they hold and prepare for the ban coming into force”. Defra said vape usage in England had grown by more than 400 per cent between 2012 and 2023, with 9.1…

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Many eastern and northeastern areas will have a fine day with some sunshine, though it will be breezy. Further west there will be more cloud giving the odd patch of rain, and here it will also be windy. Mild everywhere. Tonight: Dry across central and eastern parts with clear intervals and areas of low cloud. Windy in the west and southwest with thicker cloud and outbreaks of locally heavy rain. Mild. Source: Met Office

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read

Today’s news summary – Paper Talk If you are someone who reads every perspective of a story, here is a news summary of all of today’s front pages from today’s newspapers; summarised in a 2-minute read