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It might seem like an unlikely match—an ancient institution getting to grip with cutting edge technology—the British royal family had been active online for more than a decade. Royal watchers describe the 82-year-old Queen as a silver surfer, who’s enthusiastic about the Internet and who keeps in touch with younger members of her family by email.

The open display of tobacco in shops is in the banned in England and Wales, the government has announced. But plans for an outright ban on tobacco vending machines and branding on cigarette packets have been scrapped—at least for now. Ministers hope the display ban, which is also under consideration in Scotland, will reduce smoking. Northern Ireland is yet to decide a policy.