UK shoppers warned over spread of harmful and illegal skin lightening kits

18/02/2026 00:01 The Guardian

Many products contain substances banned because of serious and sometimes irreversible health risks, says CTSIIllegal skin lightening products are being sold in an increasingly wide range of UK outlets, including butchers, specialist food shops and small grocery stores, trading standards officers have warned.The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) is warning that many of the products contain substances that are banned because of the serious risks they pose to health, including skin damage, infections and pregnancy complications. Continue reading...

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18/02/2026 00:02 The Guardian

Police assessing records of private flights at Stansted after publication of Epstein files

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17/02/2026 05:30 The Guardian

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