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A man behind a no smoking sign

UK government wants only 12 per cent of adults to smoke by 2022

18 July 2017

Smoking is already down to 15.5 per cent of adults in England, but the government wants to go further, and is also targeting a teenage smoking rate of 3 per cent
An older person's walking stick

Rising life expectancy in England has slowed since recession

17 July 2017

The pace of improving life expectancies has halved in England since the global recession began. Austerity cuts to healthcare and social care may be to blame

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