The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.
Entries by BBC News
The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.
The football commentator pays tribute to a speech therapist who helped him talk again after surgery.
The government wants to stop people smoking by raising the legal age limit for buying cigarettes.
Those most at risk from Covid across the UK are being offered a spring booster by the NHS.
Rishi Sunak's bill aims to create the UK's first smoke-free generation in a major public health intervention.
A fresh review of Eva's case prompted by BBC coverage led to the operation going ahead last week.
A rash appearing on the patch could allow early treatment to stop problems escalating.
The parents of Isaiah Haastrup and Zainab Abbasi attend the Supreme Court for a two-day hearing.
Lab tests show ageing adult nose cells contain 100 times more virus soon after an infection.