Junk food ad ban, age limit on energy drinks and expanded water fluoridation among measures planned to help NHSPlans to ban junk food ads and to stop children buying high-caffeine energy drinks are among radical public health...
Read MoreOnline adverts for products high in fat, salt and sugar to be banned altogether and TV ads will air only after 9pmJunk food TV advertisements are to be banned from airing before the 9pm watershed as part of the...
Read MoreExclusive: Poll findings prompt calls for ministers to impose sugar tax-style levy on companies to combat obesityA majority of people in Britain want new taxes imposed on companies that make either junk food or ultra-processed...
Read MoreResearch presented to annual meeting of European Society of Cardiology prompts calls for action Ultra-processed food significantly raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to...
Read MoreSale by retailers and food outlets in England of single-use plastic tableware to be banned but not ‘shelf-ready pre-packaged food’ containersSingle-use plastic plates, cutlery and a range of other items will be...
Read MoreSupermarket ‘meal deals’ aimed at low-income families fall below schools food standards, says expertStruggling families are being encouraged by the government to feed their children on discounted supermarket cafe...
Read MorePoorest predicted to be hit hardest by obesity crisis as government accused of ‘kicking the can down the road’More than 42 million adults in the UK will be overweight or obese by 2040 and at higher risk of 13 types...
Read MoreCampaigners welcome plans but there is scepticism about how effective they will proveCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has formally launched the government’s efforts to reduce...
Read MorePM must address issues such as poverty and availability of junk food, say public health directorsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA group of directors of public health in England has written to...
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MPs vote to give leave to bring in private
As part of a comprehensive programme of renationalisation, the
Lib Dem proposal is passed by 137 votes to
Members of the national assembly banned from entering building
The major U.S. index futures are currently pointing to
Andrew RT Davies narrowly won a confidence vote but
Change in schedule comes after Wallace stepped back from
Davies says position ‘untenable’ despite narrowly winning confidence vote,
Tougher guidance in England and Wales will also prevent
Minister for safeguarding unveils measures including ‘right to know’,