The Latest Breaking News from Chris Whitty

The Government has rowed back on proposals to make it illegal to smoke in pub beer gardens.

It is hoped the legislation could ‘save thousands of lives and protect the NHS’, according to ministers.

But a Department for Health spokesman said it is ‘categorically untrue’ that the government is considering such measures

There aren’t that many places left where a smoker can smoke, but outside a pub is one of them. Fewer people than before congregate in a pub garden for a companionable cigarette, according to one friend who keeps a close eye on the pub scene. But for those who do,…

Smokers may not be able to enjoy a cigarette on pavements next to outdoor restaurants or clubs under new measures

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