Menthol cigarettes and packs of 10 to be outlawed
Tuesday 8 Oct 2013 10:52 pm
Menthol cigarettes, ten packs and small rolling tobacco pouches are to be outlawed.
Bigger health warnings on packets and a ban on descriptions such as 'light', 'mild' and 'low tar' will also be introduced.
There will also be new limits on advertising for electronic cigarettes although they will not be regulated as medicines.
The clampdown was agreed by MEPs today and should be written into law next year.
The decision was welcomed by anti-smoking campaigners who say it will save thousands of lives.
But Angela Harbutt, head of campaigns at pro-smoking group
Every year 700,000 people in
It will lead to a ban on menthol cigarettes by 2022 and mean that 65 per cent of each cigarette pack has to be covered in gory images such as the inside of a cancer-riddled lung.
Menthol cigarettes have been targeted because studies show they appeal to younger smokers.
The decision on e-cigarettes was widely welcomed as an attempt to ensure they remain readily available to those trying to quit.
Expert Prof Peter Hajek said: 'Current research indicates that the risks to health from using e-cigarettes are minimal.'
But UKIP MEP Paul Nuttall said: 'This EU tobacco directive defies logic, even the EU's twisted logic. Banning packs of ten will not stop people smoking, it will just make them buy more cigarettes and make them poorer.'
Young Britons 'among least literate and numerate in developed world'
Tuesday 8 Oct 2013 10:21 pm
Young people in
The first research of its kind found a quarter of adults – about 8.5million – have the numeracy skills of a ten-year-old child.
In the study, 16- to 24-year-olds in
It was the only nation where young people were no better at the basics than their grandparents, according to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
The report said the stock of skills available is 'bound to decline' over the coming decades without action, prompting warnings last night that Britain would struggle to compete on the world stage.
Mike Harris, head of skills at the
He said: 'It is utterly unacceptable for the literacy and numeracy skills of young people entering the labour market today to be no better than those leaving for retirement. This carries a heavy cost socially and economically.
'The fact that 8.5million adults have the numeracy levels of a ten-year-old is patently no platform for global competitiveness.'
David Hughes, chief executive of the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education, said those without fundamental skills are more vulnerable to losing their jobs and getting trapped in a 'cycle of creeping hopelessness'.
Mark Keese, of the OECD, pointed out
Researchers assessed the literacy and numeracy of about 166,000 people around the world.
Woman who dreamed of being mum dies weeks after giving birth
Tuesday 8 Oct 2013 9:22 pm
A mother who dreamed of having children for years died less than a month after giving birth to her first child, an inquest heard.
Hayley Constable, 27, was said to be 'absolutely thrilled' when baby Alfie was born – a year after she had suffered a miscarriage.
But, only weeks later, the claims technician died of a stroke following a series of complications from an infected Caesarean wound.
Ms Constable's mother, Anne, from Ramsbottom, near Bury, said: 'She was thrilled to become a mum. She was adored by the entire family. I cannot put into words the distress that we each feel.
'She was simply an amazing young lady.'
Ms Constable's waters broke in March 2011 and was taken to
But following a two-day labour, doctors decided to deliver her baby via Caesarean section.
She was allowed home two days afterwards and was said to have been in 'very good spirits'.
Mrs Constable, 52, added: 'She seemed to be well. She spoke of the usual – breastfeeding, tiredness – the normal things a new mum would talk about.'
But less than a week later, Ms Constable was readmitted as her Caesarean wound had become red, swollen and lumpy.
She had surgery to drain the infection but developed breathing diffic-ulties and was put on a ventilator.
And just a fortnight later she was killed by a stroke, with her family and Alfie's father, Martin Fitzpatrick, at her bedside.
Her family paid tributes to 'a loving and affectionate partner, daughter, sister and friend'.
They added: 'She was greatly looking forward to having Alfie in her life and building a family of her own with her partner.'
Recording a narrative verdict, coroner Simon Nelson said Ms Constable died of 'a rare but recognised complication'.
Tourist begged for mercy before being burned alive on beach
Tuesday 8 Oct 2013 5:50 pm
A tourist begged a lynch mob for mercy before being burned alive on a beach popular with visitors after he was accused of being a paedophile.
Frenchman Sébastien Judalet can be heard in an audio recording insisting he is the 'victim of a conspiracy' before being beaten and set alight on a beach in
The 38-year-old father-of-one, from
Along with Franco-Italian Roberto Gianfala and a local man he was accused of murdering an eight-year-old boy whose mutilated body was found on the same beach.
It is understood that the third man to be lynched was the boy's uncle, but it is now thought the child drowned and was mutilated after his death.
French daily le Parisien has published excerpts of an audio recording in which Mr Judalet pleads for his life before being set upon by hundreds of people on the Ambatoloaka beach.
'I am the victim of a conspiracy,' he is heard to say. 'I do not like children, absolutely not, and I don't like people who have sex with children.'
At this point in the recording a woman can be heard shouting asking 'you don't like children?', to which Mr Judalet responds: 'I love children, yes, I have a little girl. I'm telling the truth, strictly the truth.'
The single father of an 11-year-old girl, Mr Judalet worked as a bus driver and 'loved'
A childhood friend, who only gave her name as Isabella, told radio station RTL he was simply 'in the wrong place at the wrong time'.
French police have opened a murder investigation and dozens of arrests have been made, although many are for people accused of taking pictures of the lynching.
Up to 700 French nationals live on Nosy Be, home to 40,000 people.
Revealed: Top 50 gadgets Britons couldn't live without
Tuesday 8 Oct 2013 2:17 pm
A bottle opener, cigarette lighter and vibrator are just some of the objects named among the top 50 gadgets Britons couldn't live without.
Hair straighteners, the elevator and a power shower also feature in the list, as does more classic inventions such as the light bulb, wrist watch and telephone.
Around 550 people were asked to name their favourite gadgets of all time, with the 50 most popular listed in order below.
A spokesman for VoucherCodesNetwork.co.uk said: 'It's hard to imagine a world without these 50 gadgets.
'In fact when you look down the list we'd be back in the dark ages cooking on an open fire without these gizmos.'
Top 50 gadgets
1. Cork screw / bottle opener
2. The optical lens
3. The zip fastener
4. The cigarette lighter
5. The light bulb
6. The vacuum flask
7. The telephone
8. The wrist watch
9. The gas cooker
10. The car
11. The ball point pen
12. The washing machine
13. The camera
14. The fridge freezer
15. The lawn mower
16. The vinyl record player
17. Radio
18. The elevator
19. Central heating
20. The electric iron
21. Double glazing
22. The vacuum cleaner
23. Air conditioning
24. The hairdryer
25. The power shower
26. The toaster
27. Television
28. The credit / debit card
29. The cassette tape
30. The vibrator
31. The calculator
32. The electric shaver
33. The mobile phone
34. The computer
35. The food mixer
36. The laptop
37. The mouse
38. The dishwasher
39. The DVD player
40. The electric kettle
41. Sat nav
42. Hair straighteners / curling tongues
43. The remote control
44. The compact disc
45. The internet
46. The microwave oven
47. The games console
48. The flat screen TV
49. The MP3 player
50. The tablet computer
Adnan Januzaj playing for England would be a joke, says Scotland U21 boss Billy Stark
Tuesday 8 Oct 2013 4:34 pm
Scotland Under-21 boss Billy Stark believes
The 18-year-old midfielder announced himself on to the Premier League scene with two goals on his first start for United in the 2-1 win at
Now
Asked about
'That's how we got Jordan Rhodes and we just follow those rules.
MORE: Top 10 facts about Adnan Januzaj
'For me, international football could be in danger of becoming a laughing stock. You live in a country for two years so end up playing for that country. This might just be me coming from an older generation, but to me that's just not right.
'The five-year schooling rule is valid because the players are brought up in that country and can feel a sense of identity with that country.
'We probably make it difficult for ourselves because a lot of nations like
'Maybe we are being a bit dogmatic sticking to our agreement but until that changes, we should continue with that.'
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