The crackdown on the devices makes it illegal for any retailer – ranging from corner shops to supermarkets – to sell them.

The papers belonging to the late Ian Rodger, from Glasgow, were found in a desk bought at auction by Martin Reid.

Temperatures could hit 27C on Saturday during the final weekend of the sunniest UK spring on record, before changeable weather is forecast next week. A balmy end to spring comes as provisional figures ...

Campaigners are concerned consumers may notice no difference between single-use vapes and new models flooding the market.