On the government to ban flavoured and Disposable Vapes to protect children against what they say is a growing epidemic in the uk. A bill aimed at restricting the Sale And Marketing of vapes, especially to children, Ran Out Of Time to pass into law under the last government. The British Medical Association says bold action is needed. Heres our Health Reporter michelle roberts. According to the latest estimates, around 8 of 11 to 17 year olds vape. Although its already illegal to sell E Cigarettes to anyone under 18, the British Medical Association says more needs to be done, and quickly, to protect children and young people from a vape epidemic. The bma wants Disposable Vapes and all flavoured ones to be banned. Its also calling for curbs on how vapes are marketed and sold, similar to cigarettes, with plain packaging and products kept behind the counter. If youre stopping smoking, you need a tobacco flavoured vape to jUst transfer from one to another. There is no need for any of the co
to prevent forest fires from taking hold in the first place. it s conventional wisdom that the earlier forest fire can be stopped the better, but often a fire can already be well established before it is noticed, making it harder to put out. but one company in germany believes it has a possible solution by using internet of things, sensors and alto understand what forest fires smell like. the basic function is like an electronic nose that we put into the forest and it can actually smell a fire. we can detect fires during the smoldering phase. so a few minutes after someone has thrown a cigarette, we should be able to ring the alarm bells. every forest fire has a unique aroma based on what surface material is around. i love that smell. yes. their forest ecology expert, dr. juergen mueller, collects these samples from around the world and then burns them to generate the data to train the ai on what an actual fire in a specific location may smell like. ok, now, we closed the cha
was marked respectfully and without incident on whitehall. we are creeping across that much and will keep you updated on any developments. we are keeping a cross that march. the prosests in london come as the director of the al shifa hospital in gaza city says patients, especially those in intensive care, have started to die. the hospital was forced to suspend operations because it s run out of fuel. doctors say one baby has died at the hospital and more than 30 more are at risk as electricity has been cut amid a major israeli offensive. there have been reports of intensified fighting close to a number of hospitals in the territory overnight. the bbc has heard from a doctor at al shifa, who says its intensive care unit had been hit. according to the world health organization, there are currently 130 babies on incubators in gaza. 45 of them are believed to be at the al shifa hospital. the gaza health ministry say 39 of them are now at serious risk of death, given the la
and that israel s actions had no legitimacy. he called on the us and the uk to support a ceasefire. but he also stressed that france clearly condemns what he called the terrorist actions of hamas. he was speaking to our europe editor, katya adler. we have had weeks of aid organisations sounding the alarm about gaza and so you have now said that a humanitarian pauses in fighting are not enough, and there needs to be work towards a ceasefire. are you disappointed that other world leaders are notjoining you in that call, like the us or the uk? no, i hope they will. and let s be clear, i mean, i was one of the first leaders to call the prime minister and president of israel after the terrorist attack on the 7th of october. we clearly condemn this terrorist attack by this terrorist group and recognise the right of israel to protect itself and react. but day one, we say that this reaction, the fight against terrorism, because it is led by a democracy, should be compliant with
on duty, as people from people from across the uk come to the capital. it comes as downing street says the prime minister has full confidence in home secretary suella braverman after growing calls to sack her over an article accusing the police of bias. 0ur deputy political editor vicki young has more. at 11am tomorrow morning, crowds will gather here to mark the end of the first world war. later, in another part of london, tens of thousands will take to the streets, calling for a ceasefire in an ongoing conflict in the middle east. a political row has erupted about the policing of these two events. scotland yard says a huge security operation is under way, far greater and more complex than previous years . we do have intelligence that there will be people coming for a counterprotest, and the police s job this weekend is to keep everybody safe, whether exercising their right to protest, whether coming down to counterprotest, but particularly for those veterans and our really