The Latest Breaking News from Chris Whitty

Measures to stop children from vaping could be included in forthcoming tobacco and vapes bill

England’s chief medical officer also tells inquiry that UK’s low level of intensive care provision is a political decision

A steady stream of day-trippers leave the railway station and head down to the seafront. Some shoppers and dawdlers detour through the picturesque cobbled streets of The Lanes. Others walk past the extraordinary Royal Pavilion, with its ornate domes and minarets, before reaching Brighton’s beach.

Sewage overflows during wet seasons are just ‘half the problem, not the full problem’, says the chief medical officer

England’s chief medical officer says 19th-century wastewater system ended cholera outbreaks and calls for similar focus now

Figures published in the inquiry’s financial report show £15,180,000 was spent in the final quarter of 2023/24

Letters: Torran Turner points to the dangers of the current proposal; plus letters from Dave Pollard and Richard Thorley

Rishi Sunak’s authority suffers blow as several Conservatives vote against bill, which clears first Commons hurdle with 383 votes to 67

Business secretary speaks out as Penny Mordaunt and other ministers waver over support