It will be illegal to sell high-caffeine beverages to under-16s from April next year, but soft drinks with lower caffeine levels will not be affected.
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Fifa ‘assessing match reports’ over Falklands banner
Fifa is “assessing the match reports” before deciding whether to punish Argentina after players held a banner in support of their country’s claims to the Falkland Islands.
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Sadiq Khan among 26 new peers to enter the Lords
The London mayor is to be joined by broadcaster June Sarpong and former union chief Christina McAnea in the Lords.
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Teenagers from 15 should be given free MenB vaccine, say UK experts
Advisers are asking the government to consider introducing MenB jabs following concerns over an outbreak in Kent earlier this year, in which two people died.
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Uncle of Ann Widdecombe suspect says he ‘nearly fell to floor’ over arrest
The uncle of a man being held on suspicion of murder tells the BBC his legs “went like jelly” when he heard his nephew had been arrested.
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Covid fraudsters spent thousands on cars and watches
The NCA says the group claimed they could supply millions of boxes of nitrile gloves.
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Burnham does not rule out wealth tax
The expected next PM says he may have to “ask for a little more” in tax and warns of “difficult” choices.
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Man arrested over social media post threatening to shoot Farage
Met Police says a man in his 20s was held in south London this week on suspicion of sending threatening communications to an MP.
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Three men who raped woman on Brighton beach jailed
The rapists carried out a “cynical, predatory and callous” attack, jurors were told.
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Starmer says it’s the ‘end of my political journey’ at his final Prime Minister’s Questions
MPs on all sides of the House of Commons paid tribute to the departing PM, traded jokes and shared anecdotes.
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Starmer and Burnham hail Hillsborough Law as MPs give approval
The legislation cleared the House of Commons in Sir Keir Starmer’s final days as prime minister.
