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HMRC to charge 5.1 million vapers £275 a year as new tax introduced next month

It's estimated around 5.1 million people are will be affected by the change

'Proud moment for Hartlepool and Teesside' as demolition firm scoops two UK gongs

GLC Projects achieved national recognition after winning two major awards

PISA figures have a clear message for Scottish education: copy England – Professor Lindsay Paterson

Scotland needs to realise that while enjoyment in education is desirable, some learning is unavoidably tedious, writes Professor Lindsay Paterson

Disruption at Scottish airports amid air traffic control issue as dozens of flights cancelled

A warning has been issued to passengers travelling through Edinburgh Airport.

'Lecherous and predatory' policer officer avoids jail after admitting sex assaults

Former Staffordshire Police constable Alex Trusler, 36, admitted four sex assaults on three colleagues

HMO crime recording concerns after Nuneaton discovery

The details emerged in a Freedom of Information request

Communities Minister urged to commit to funding for second Belfast Fleadh

Wind Street bar and restaurant closes its doors in Swansea

The restaurant confirmed its closure after eight years

Person in hospital after being hit by car in busy Cardiff road

Emergency services including police and paramedics were called to the scene of a crash on a busy road in Cardiff on Tuesday

Flight chaos for Yorkshire travellers as UK airports hit by air traffic control issues

Nats, which provides air traffic control services to 15 UK airports, said the issue was causing disruption to flights departing across the country

Channel 5 viewers fume 'what is going on?' after baffling on-air blunder

Channel 5 was struck by a broadcasting error as viewers across the nation tuned in for the latest episode of Police Interceptors

Bristol among 10 UK airports affected across the UK with disruption building

Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted, Manchester, Birmingham are all among the airports impacted by a technical issue to air traffic control systems across the UK

Manchester Airport hit with delays and cancellations amid 'technical issue'

Dozens of flights departing from Manchester Airport have been delayed and two cancelled

Jobs to go at Bristol Old Vic as staff costs are cut

'The immediate priority is the welfare of the team'

Newcastle MP demands crackdown on tech giants using AI to create 'digital twins'

Newcastle Labour MP Chi Onwurah will bring a Ten Minute Rule Bill to Parliament on Wednesday, calling for tougher action to ban tech firms creating digital replicas of their users

West Lothian councillors urged to push for meeting over plans for new railway station

Plans are in place and a business case for Winchburgh has been made. The Scottish Government needs to step in with funding, say councilllors

Three people including two officers hurt after police van in crash in Moston

A cordon remains in place following the smash in Moston

Hurn Recycling Ltd seeks goods vehicle licence change at Greendale Business Park in Exeter

Hurn Recycling Limited plans to add 2 goods vehicles at Greendale Business Park, Exeter, under a goods vehicle operator’s licence

Southport attack inquiry hears 'striking' number of children fascinated by extreme violence

Hearings in phase two of the Southport Inquiry began on Tuesday

Two euro per litre diesel costs to become ‘new norm’, Taoiseach warns

Merthyr Tydfil schools forced to make tough choices as pupil numbers drop

Delaying equipment and resource purchases, not covering some staff absences, and increasing class sizes are among some of the increasingly difficult decisions being made by schools in the area

£2 bus fare cap comes into force across South Lanarkshire

The scheme, which launched today (Monday, September 7), means eligible single adult and child bus fares on participating services will cost no more than £2.

Go ahead given for expansion of Carstairs Junction Hall

Councillors on South Lanarkshire Council’s Planning Committee gave the green light to proposals to extend the community hall in St Charles Avenue by 166 square metres.

North Lanarkshire Provost hails Ravenscraig exhibition after visit

The exhibition, along with the special screening of Scars, marked 30 years since the demolition of the iconic Ravenscraig site and brought those stories back to life.