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NEW cheap vapes flooding the market are driving up waste levels and sparking concerns over the incoming ban on single-use vapes, campaigners have warned.
Campaign group Material Focus says “big puff” vapes, which are often rechargeable and hold up to 6,000 puffs compared to the usual 600, are becoming increasingly popular, particularly among 16- to 34-year-olds.
Representing better value for money, more people are turning to the devices, which campaigners warn may circumvent the new regulations set to come into force in June.
One of the major criticisms of China’s breakneck development in recent decades has been the impact on nature — returning after 15 years away, BEN CHACKO assessed whether the government’s recent turn to environmentalism has yielded results
PAUL W FLEMING is unequivocal that Labour’s unpreparedness and resulting ambiguity on copyright in the creative industries has to be reined in with policies that will reverse the growing abuse by Big Tech AI
Under current policy, welfare cuts are just a small downpayment on future austerity, argues MICHAEL BURKE