New polling shows three in five adults want councils to have greater powers to limit the number of vape shops in their area and clamp down on cowboy businesses18:00, 30 Apr 2026Updated 18:03, 30 Apr 2026View 2 ImagesMinisters face calls to make it harder to open vape shops in high streets(Image: Jacob King/PA Wire)A majority of voters want tougher new laws to set up vape shops on high streets, new polling shows.Three in five adults say they want to give councils more power to limit the number in their area amid fears town…

A former Formula 1 star was forced to pull over after his helmet was left bloodied following a brutal collision while he was driving at 230mph round a circuit18:10, 30 Apr 2026View 4 ImagesRomain Grosjean was involved in a terrifying 230mph collisionFormer Formula 1 star Romain Grosjean was forced to pull over after his helmet was left bloodied following a brutal 230mph collision.The 40-year-old, who has 179 F1 race starts to his name and 10 podiums, now drives in IndyCar for Dale Coyne Racing and is set to take part in the…

All you need to know about woman 'caught with 30 tortoises strapped to her body' - Daily StarSkip to main contentNeed to knowA 19-year-old traveller was arrested at a Bangkok airport after allegedly trying to smuggle 30 rare Indian Star tortoises by strapping them to her body for a flight11:54, 30 Apr 2026Updated 11:54, 30 Apr 2026A 19-year-old Taiwanese woman allegedly taped dozens of live tortoises to her body(Image: Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation)A 19-year-old Taiwanese traveller was caught…

Zack Polanski has been publicly rebuked by the head of the Metropolitan Police for endorsing a social media post accusing officers of being heavy-handed as they apprehended the Golders Green terror suspect.Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley lashed out at the Green leader for sharing an 'inaccurate and misinformed' tweet from 'armchair critics' of how police had responded to the carnage on the streets of North London.Leftwinger Mr Polanski has faced criticism from across politics in the wake of the attack which left two…