内容摘要：China has vigorously attacked Hegseth in two separate statements, with the latest posted on its Foreign Ministry website early on Sunday.

China has vigorously attacked Hegseth in two separate statements, with the latest posted on its Foreign Ministry website early on Sunday.

He said many of the tools stolen were ones he needed for his work as a mechanic, while others had personal value such as tools that were inherited with his farm and others which he bought as an apprentice car technician.Mr Jones, who reported the incident to the police, said it had had a massive impact on his daily life.

"I'll never forget about this and I'll always be thinking about it," he said."Even when I go out to the shops, or to check on the sheep, I'll be thinking 'could someone be robbing the shed?'"It's just not nice when you've worked so hard for your money and to buy everything you need."

Mr Jones said a rise in rural crime and burglaries had become a big worry for people in his local area."There's a lot of rural crime going on at the moment, with quadbikes and farming tools being taken.

"Other people that I've spoken to are scared of their stuff being taken as well."

Mr Jones said he understood it was difficult for the police to monitor everything, especially in rural areas, but felt the issue was not being taken seriously enough.Retailers in England and Wales breaching the ban face a £200 fine for the first offence with potentially unlimited fines or jail for those who repeatedly re-offend.

The ban was first announced for England and Wales by the previous Conservative government but the law was not enacted before last summer's general election.Labour then pushed ahead with it.

Scotland and Northern Ireland have introduced their own bans, timed to coincide with the one in England and Wales.Vape use has risen rapidly over the last decade with 9% of the British public now buying and using e-cigarettes.