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Sinn Fein president Gerry Adams has condemned “unequivocally” any threats made against the family of murdered Belfast man Robert McCartney. It comes after the family was told of a threat to burn them out of their houses. Campaigning sisters Catherine and Paula believe the threat, which police said had come from “criminal elements”, originates from… Read more »
A leading medical journal is today calling for aggressive rises in tobacco taxation to prevent a global lung cancer epidemic. Lancet editor Richard Horton calls on all governments to reduce demand for cigarettes by imposing an annual 50 per cent price increase. Lung cancer is the most common cancer across the world. This year, 1.4… Read more »
