Mark Oates News Today

The origin story of the legendary East Village club the Pyramid is now in print.

The World Health Organisation’s conference in Panama on tobacco control has been mired in disagreement and would not even condemn a delegate who spread the false allegation that vaping causes cancer. Despite this, there is every danger that the European Union will continue to toe the WHO’s line and conflate cigarettes with products that enable smokers to switch to much less dangerous substitutes, writes Political Editor Nick Powell.

Troy MP Craig Whittaker has made the call following a recent survey shows nine in ten mums and dads want to be informed if their young ones are vaping.

Mike Flanagan has completed production on his third Stephen King movie, and fingers are crossed that it comes out in 2024.

Five contemporary operas, a bigger Melbourne presence, more women conductors and directors – Jo Davies' inaugural season suggests a change of direction for OA.

A fine and very moving performance of Craig Hella Johnson’s oratorio concerning a murder that changed the world.

A tragic gay hate crime that led to the death of a young man in Wyoming in the 90s has parallels to the murder of George Duncan.

The U.K.’s “conservative” prime minister wants to prohibit people born in 2009 and later from buying cigarettes—forever.

Latina Marie Oates, 36, of Columbus, was sentenced to life in prison Thursday for the brutal March 2020 murder of her 11-year-old son in Mississippi.

This weeks edition of The Huddle features thoughts on the success of Sam and Duke Howell, Vance County, Union Pines, and the NAC 6.