Professor Chris Whitty

The ongoing outbreak of the parasite in Devon is believed to be linked to water contaminated with infected faeces making its way into the town's drinking supply.

England's chief medical officer has backed a new report released by the National Engineering Policy Centre.

Study findings from experts in Florida come as the UK plans to add fluoride into the drinking water supplies of another 1.6million Brits in a bit to improve the nation's dental health.

When The Mail on Sunday's Dr Ellie Cannon asked readers to write to her in confidence about their alcohol consumption, most admitted to 'probably drinking too much' every day.

Only 3 per cent of 15 year olds in England now smoke, official figures show. For comparison, a quarter did so in 1982. Rates fell quickest in the early noughties.

Only 3 per cent of 15 year olds in England now smoke, official figures show. Rates fell quickest in the early noughties, according to an historical survey ran by the NHS.

The Department of Health highlighted research which estimated that 13 per cent of ex-smokers who vape could go back to cigarettes if flavours were not available.

Some 59 Tories - including six ministers - went against the PM as the phased block on sales of tobacco products cleared its first hurdle in the Commons last night.

Under the Prime Minister's flagship proposal anyone born after 2009 won't ever be able to legally buy tobacco. Here MailOnline explains everything you need to know.

The House of Commons this evening overwhelmingly approved the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to phase in a ban on the sale of tobacco products.

Under the Prime Minister's flagship proposal anyone born after 2009 won't ever be able to legally buy tobacco. Here MailOnline explains everything you need to know.

The House of Commons this evening overwhelmingly approved the second reading of the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which aims to phase in a ban on the sale of tobacco products.

The Business Secretary said she would not support the move for a rolling ban on tobacco products, which is set to be approved by the Commons tonight.

During tetchy exchanges in the Commons, Liz Truss swiped that the government was 'infantilising' Brits by taking away their choice.

Under the Prime Minister's hotly-contested proposal, being debated in parliament today, anyone born after 2009 won't ever be able to legally buy tobacco.

Dozens of the PM's own MPs are set to oppose the plans to ensure anyone currently aged 15 or younger will never be able to buy a cigarette legally.

Dozens of the PM's own MPs are set to oppose the plans to ensure anyone currently aged 15 or younger will never be able to buy a cigarette legally.

In a stark warning, England's chief medical officer claimed children's lives are at risk without the drastic plan and said it has 'enormous public health benefit'.

British and Austrian experts observed similar DNA changes in cells taken from mouth swabs of smokers and e-cigarette users, indicating the latter is 'not as harmless as originally thought'.

UK and Australian researchers observed similar DNA changes in cells taken from mouth swabs of smokers and e-cigarette users, indicating the latter is 'not as harmless' as once thought.

Campaigners fear having AI listening in and recording conversations between patients and medics will make people too afraid to share embarrassing, but critical, medical information.

Health secretary Victoria Atkins' department has hired Steve Rowe to ensure the NHS Productivity Plan, out later this year, 'improves care throughout England'.

Professor Robert Dingwall claims that those who voiced opinions going against the consensus during the pandemic 'paid a price for trying to voice loyal opposition'.

Earlier this month it was announced that fluoride will be added to the water supplies of millions more Britons under Government plans to improve dental health. But the plans are not without controversy

ITV 's three-part drama illustrating the horrors NHS workers endured in the pandemic, features a scene which TV critics described as 'so realistic it will break your heart'.

Revealed as part of the Government's long-awaited dental recovery plan the fluoride expansion will see an initial 1.6million people having the mineral added to their drinking supply.

Experts have praised the crackdown saying the needs of children come first over those of adults wanting to use the devices to quit smoking as critics slam the 'illiberal pro-smoking' policy.

Under the same crackdown, shops will only be able to sell vapes in a limited number of flavours and in plain, tobacco-style packaging. E-cigarettes will also be required to be displayed out of sight.

Sir Chris Whitty suggested people should think of STIs in the same way they think about other illnesses caught through 'oral or respiratory transmission - such as Covid or measles.

Dr Clive Dix, who served as its chair from the end of 2020, said the Government 'destroyed almost everything that was going on' after trumpeting the success of the vaccines.

Under the strapline 'moments matter, attendance counts', the government campaign includes NHS tips on when children should be kept at home.

James, who won 53 international caps and 572 Premier League appearances, in a career spanning three decades, revealed smoking left him unable to run two laps of an athletics track.

Taxpayer-funded packages have been dealt to legal firms and solicitors in England tasked with probing key witnesses, as well as data processing companies.

The Prime Minister told the official Covid Inquiry that jobs overwhelmingly held by vulnerable and marginalised people could have been lost if he had not moved to kickstart consumerism.

Rishi Sunak is giving evidence on his role during Covid, including being nicknamed 'Dr Death' by scientists and suggestions he favoured closing schools instead of shops.

The former prime minister said the scheme had not been presented to him as a 'gamble' at the time, as he gave evidence to the official Covid Inquiry for a second day.

Care homes in England were forced to accept hospital patients who hadn't been tested. They went on to log more than 43,000 Covid deaths during the first two years of the pandemic.

The Covid Inquiry heard extraordinary details of Cabinet squabbling about how to handle a surge in cases as Matt Hancock gave a second day of evidence.

The former health secretary claimed the UK's scientific advisers told him there was no 'concrete evidence' the virus could spread between people with no symptoms.

Matt Hancock furiously denied lying to colleagues and attacked 'malign' Dominic Cummings today in stormy evidence to the Covid Inquiry.

DAN HODGES: In times of crisis we need our leaders to follow the science. But it would be nice if our scientists could manage to do that, too.

Sent by then deputy chief medical office Professor Sir Jonathan Van-Tam to other officials the now published email concerned reports of an 'Outbreak of undiagnosed viral pneumonia in China'.

The Chief Medical Officer told the Covid inquiry the November 2020 lockdown was 'inevitable' because of 'overdoing things' during the summer and they needed to minimise mortality.

Then-Chancellor, Mr Sunak, launched the flagship offer in August 2020. Brits were given discounts for dining in restaurants in a bid to kickstart the hospitality industry.

England's chief medical officer said it was understandable that the public were confused by apparent concern about the spread of the virus while events remained unaffected.

England's Chief Medical Officer told the Covid Inquiry that there was a 'very small' difference between the pair in early 2020, as he was more worried about the knock-on effects of Covid curbs.

The then-chancellor's programme of subsidised meals in the summer of 2020 was designed to breathe new life into the UK's crippled hospitality sector after the first wave of the coronavirus.

His appearance comes a day after former chief scientific adviser Sir Patrick Vallance offered his insights into ministers´ handling of the pandemic.

QUENTIN LETTS: During Covid he must have left for work each morning with a sigh at the looking-glass, wetting an eyebrow and remarking, 'My dear, you're a class above those blockheads'.

Asked about the phrase today at the Covid Inquiry, Sir Patrick Vallance, No10's ex-chief scientific adviser, repeated his view that the UK didn't act fast enough during the first wave in March 2020.

The notes by the UK's former Chief Scientific Adviser have been described as 'a brain dump', written 'at the end of immensely stressful days to protect his mental health'.

No10's ex-chief scientist, tasked with advising ministers throughout the pandemic, blamed the former Health Secretary's 'over-enthusiasm' for making bold claims he 'didn't have a basis for'.

DOMINIC LAWSON: I would be amazed if anything as clear as that emerges from Lady Hallett's report into Covid-19.

People are living longer and a quarter of the UK population will be over 65 by 2050. But it should not be accepted that these extra years will be spent in poor health, Professor Sir Chris Whitty said.

Announcing he would seek to phase out cigarettes in England for those born from 2009 onwards, Mr Sunak argued he was building 'a better future for our children'.

QUENTIN LETTS: There was a touch of street preacher to Rishi Sunak yesterday just after breakfast when he made a speech about mankind's possible obliteration from artificial intelligence, or AI.

Launching a new consultation on how to curb the rise of vaping among children Health Secretary Steve Barclay said certain flavours, packaging could be banned.

Only 12.9 per cent of adult Brits, or roughly 6.4million, now smoke, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics. For comparison, almost half of people smoked in the 1970s.

Palantir is the frontrunner to win the seven-year deal, which would see it provide a 'federated data platform' to connect IT systems across health and social care in England.

Palantir is the frontrunner to win the seven-year deal, which would see it provide a 'federated data platform' to connect IT systems across health and social care in England.

Palantir is the frontrunner to win the seven-year deal, which would see it provide a 'federated data platform' to connect IT systems across health and social care in England.

The Chief Medical Officer was among health professionals to sign a letter to head teachers saying that children are better off in the classroom even if they have physical or mental health problems

Baroness Hallett has condemned the thugs and trolls who abused leading scientists such as England's chief medical officer Sir Chris Whitty during the pandemic.

Sir Chris, who took over in the role as CMO in October 2019 just three months before Covid officially began, made the statement during his evidence to the Inquiry today.

Addressing the Covid Inquiry, England's chief medical officer Chris Whitty also told the probe that the UK should be 'very firm' in saying it 'appreciates the work of these people'.

Experts Sir Chris Whitty and Sir Patrick Vallance, ex-PM David Cameron, ex-chancellor George Osborne and current chancellor Jeremy Hunt will appear at the Covid Inquiry next week.

PROFESSOR ROB GALLOWAY: You'd be hard-pressed to find someone who didn't know that air pollution is bad for health - reports say it kills up to 36,000 Britons every year.

Rachel Elnaugh, 58, has been told to tear down a 'safe haven' for anti-vaxxers that has been built in Cressbrook Dale, Peak District, Derbyshire.

Ex-Health Secretary Matt Hancock repeated the 'following the science' mantra as early as March 5 2020, when the UK had logged just 85 Covid cases, to defend not closing schools.

Leaked WhatsApps from the heart of the UK's initial pandemic response show Sir Chris Whitty said Covid wasn't deadly enough to rush through vaccine safety trials in a response to Dominic Cummings.

Under the original Covid lockdown imposed in the UK on March 23 2020, Boris Johnson told Brits to stay at home and avoid contact with people living in other households.

WhatsApp exchanges from 2020 show that England's Chief Medical Officer thought it would be 'pretty well as good' for Covid close contacts to test for five days rather than isolating for two weeks.

Care Quality Commission (CQC) reports have revealed that 239 care homes across England are currently offering an 'inadequate' service to their vulnerable residents.

The leak of the former health secretary's texts has given a glimpse into the workings of the UK Government and the thoughts of senior figures such as ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Lindsay Jackson, a spokeswoman for Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice who lost her mother to Covid in a care home in April 2020, said: 'The consequences of this could not be more horrific'

Leaked WhatsApp messages revealed Sir Chris Whitty recommended testing 'of all going into care homes' in the UK. But Mr Hancock didn't follow the guidance.

Leaked WhatsApp messages revealed Sir Chris Whitty recommended testing of all in the UK 'going into care homes'. Matt Hancock didn't follow the guidance, claiming that it 'muddies the waters'.

The discussions come from leaked WhatsApp messages taken from the phone of then health secretary Matt Hancock and seen by the Telegraph.

Jean Adamson, whose father died in a care home in April 2020, said she was both 'appalled' and 'sickened' by the damning revelations but added: 'I am not surprised at all'.