No liberty in addiction, says minister on smoking ban law
by BBC
BBC— The measures, championed by PM Rishi Sunak, pass despite opposition by several leading Conservative figures.
The London Economic—Up to parents to discipline children, says minister on smacking ban call. A minister has insisted it is for parents to discipline their children after paediatricians called for a UK-wide ban on smacking.
CP24—Federal addictions minister says B.C. public decriminalization reversal under review. It is too early to draw conclusions about drug decriminalization, the federal addictions and mental health minister suggested Monday, after British Columbia asked Ottawa to scale back its pilot to help curb concerns over public drug use.
Hong Kong Free Press HKFP—ByteDance says ‘no plans’ to sell TikTok after new US law threatens ban. Chinese tech giant ByteDance has said it has no plans to sell TikTok after a new US law put it on a deadline to divest from the hugely popular video platform or have it banned in the United States. US lawmakers set the nine-month deadline on national security grounds, alleging that TikTok can be used […]