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  • Senior Journalist, BBC
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Senior Journalist, BBC News covering business & economics. Dad x 3. DMs open
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Put a £5 deposit on vapes to stop fires, say waste companies

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By Ben King 
| Yahoo News Australia
Ben King - Business reporter Mon 1 June 2026 at 8:29 am UTC 4 min read Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Disposable vapes were banned a year ago but some now want remaining 'loopholes' to be closed [Getty Images] Waste companies have called for a deposit of up to £5 to be charged on vapes to encourage people to dispose of them properly.
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Put a £5 deposit on vapes to stop littering, say waste companies

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By Ben King 
| Yahoo
Disposable vapes were banned a year ago but some now want remaining 'loopholes' to be closed [Getty Images] Waste companies have called for a deposit of up to £5 to be charged on vapes to encourage people to dispose of them properly. Disposable vapes were banned a year ago, partly because of the issues they cause for bin lorries and waste facilities when thrown away with general rubbish.
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Palace handed Andrew's controversial envoy emails six years ago Original

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By Sean Coughlan , Ben King 
| BBC News
Image source, Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images Image caption, The former Duke of York was arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office earlier this year BySean Coughlan, royal correspondent and Ben King,  business reporter Published 5 minutes ago Buckingham Palace was handed emails six years ago that would have shown that Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was sharing confidential government information while a trade envoy, according to court documents.
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