‘No place in children’s hands’: under-16s in England to be banned from buying energy drinks

Government to ban sale of energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine, citing concerns over obesity and lack of concentration

Under-16s in England will be banned from buying energy drinks such as Red Bull and Monster because they fuel obesity, cause sleep problems and leave them unable to concentrate.

Health experts, teaching unions and dentists welcomed the ban and said it would boost children and young people’s health. It fulfils a pledge Labour included in its manifesto for last year’s general election.

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Israel begins ground operation in Gaza City, IDF says – ABC News

  1. Israel begins ground operation in Gaza City, IDF says  ABC News
  2. Children, journalists among 105 killed in Israeli onslaught in Gaza  Al Jazeera
  3. Five children in Gaza among those killed by Israeli strike while fetching water  The Guardian
  4. Israel sends tanks deeper into Gaza City, more families flee  Reuters
  5. Top genocide scholars accuse Israel of genocide as strikes across Gaza kill at least 31 Palestinians  AP News
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IDF chief: War ‘will not stop’ until Hamas is defeated; PM says ‘decisive stage’ starting – The Times of Israel

  1. IDF chief: War ‘will not stop’ until Hamas is defeated; PM says ‘decisive stage’ starting  The Times of Israel
  2. The Israeli Army Is Struggling to Get Reservists to Show Up  The Wall Street Journal
  3. Israel starts calling up reservists as it pushes into initial stages of Gaza City offensive  AP News
  4. IDF Chief Says Gaza City Offensive Already Underway  Haaretz
  5. Thousands of Israeli reservists report for duty as military chief clashes with ministers  Reuters
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Lawyers say men deported by US to Eswatini are being imprisoned illegally

The men, who had been released after serving criminal sentences, are from Laos, Vietnam, Cuba, Jamaica and Yemen

Lawyers for five men deported by the US to Eswatini, formerly Swaziland, said they are being denied proper access to their clients, who they said are being imprisoned illegally.

The men from Vietnam, Jamaica, Laos, Yemen and Cuba have criminal convictions, but had all served their sentences and been released in the US, their lawyers said. The US deported them to the small southern African country without warning in July, claiming they were “depraved monsters”.

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