内容摘要："We're thrilled to welcome the public back to this much-loved cultural space."

"We're thrilled to welcome the public back to this much-loved cultural space."

Tactics included using specially trained dogs for searches, seizing products, reviewing licences and looking at criminal proceedings and injunctions, he added.Coventry City Council's trading standards team seized 9,934 illicit or non-compliant vapes between 2022 and 2024.

Liam Mooney, principal trading standards officer for Coventry, said the trade in vapes was linked to many issues, but he had found many vape shops were run by organised crime gangs – and shops selling illegal goods were "far less scrupulous in terms of selling to those under 18".He would like to have greater powers to be able to shut down shops selling vapes altogether.A spokesman for the Independent British Vape Trade Association said the majority of purposed vape shops operated within the law, but a resurgence in the popularity of single-use vapes - a popular "cash market" – had seen organised crime gangs get involved.

The IBVTA welcomed the recently-announced £10m of extra investment in trading standards by the government, and the extra powers officers will have via the Tobacco and Vapes Bill.From 1 June, it will be illegal for businesses in the UK to

An east London primary school has welcomed Olympic gold medallist Dame Kelly Holmes and actor Ross Kemp for a special event starting a countdown to the 80th anniversary of Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

The stars visited the Hermitage School in Wapping to share food with the pupils and talk to them about how communities contributed to the war victory."We're witnessing general practice being broken. The era of the family doctor has been wiped out by consecutive governments and our patients are suffering as a result."

The action being taken does not count as formal industrial action and therefore the union can carry on with the work-to-rule indefinitely.Louise Ansari, chief executive of patient watchdog Healthwatch England, said she was worried about the action, given the difficulties patients already face getting access to GPs.

“Without proactive communications to patients, the work-to-rule action could exacerbate access problems or even deter people from seeking help altogether.“Patient safety must be paramount. We strongly urge all GP practices to inform their patients if and when they are taking part in the action and where to go for alternative help.