New figures published by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) have reported that hospital admissions from smoking are increasing.
The HSCIC reported that hospital admissions thought to be caused by smoking in the UK went up by five per cent in ten years standing at 475,0004 in 2014-15.
The group commented that Blackpool had the highest rate of admissions with 2,830 per 100,000 of the city's population going to hospital with illnesses thought to be caused by smoking, while the City of London had the lowest rate with 880.

Experts in the field of council recycling have rejected recent reports recommending changes to the way waste is collected.
A recent report by the Renewable Energy Association recommended that mandatory food waste collections in England was 'self serving’, claiming it failed to reflect the real savings that could be made.

80 per cent of local authorities have cut funding for school and college transport programmes since 2010, a new report claims.

56 per cent of local authority chief executives are anticipating that some authorities will face a financial crisis inside the next 12 months.

Councils have welcomed a ban on 'legal highs' that will assist in cutting down on the number of lives damaged by the substances.

New figures released by the DCLG have revealed that the number of newly built homes is at the highest level since 2009.

An inquiry has been launched into the interventions of both Tower Hamlets and Rotherham councils following the imposition of commissioners.

1,000 new homes are to built in London as part of two multi-million pound deals.

Universal Credit, the government’s flagship benefits reform, is now available to all types of claimant in five areas across the UK.

The National Outsourcing Association (NOA) is offering an unlimited number of free places at the NOA Symposium 2016 for employees of public sector organisations.