https://phoebedukes.journoportfolio.comRSS Feed for Phoebe DukesenTue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phoebedukes.journoportfolio.com/articles/vaping-becomes-the-uks-main-nicotine-habit-as-daily-use-surges-among-smokers/As the UK moves to tighten controls on nicotine, new data reveals a complex reality. As ministers focus on curbing youth vaping, e-cigarettes are increasingly becoming as a long-term substitute for smoking among adults - raising fresh questions about how to balance harm reduction with prevention.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phoebedukes.journoportfolio.com/articles/vaping-becomes-the-uks-main-nicotine-habit-as-daily-use-surges-among-smokers/https://phoebedukes.journoportfolio.com/articles/who-is-really-returning-to-the-office/As major employers tighten hybrid working arrangements, new data shows flexible work is here to stay - but not for everyone.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phoebedukes.journoportfolio.com/articles/who-is-really-returning-to-the-office/https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjR0BWjM0L/Have you started sneezing yet? More than half of us in the UK deal with hayfever, but what’s triggering it? From tree-lined parks to roadside pollution, here’s where your symptoms might be coming from...Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjR0BWjM0L/https://phoebedukes.journoportfolio.com/articles/periods-in-crisis-how-sudans-displaced-women-are-coping-as-aid-shrinks/In Sudan’s displacement camps, women and girls are managing menstruation with scarce resources, little privacy, and persistent stigma. As international aid declines, local initiatives like the Sudanese-led Pad Needed Dignity Seeded (PNDS) are stepping in, but even these community-led efforts face severe limits.Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0100https://phoebedukes.journoportfolio.com/articles/periods-in-crisis-how-sudans-displaced-women-are-coping-as-aid-shrinks/https://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260326/93787/after-the-weight-loss-jabs-are-londoners-rethinking-their-facesAcross London, practitioners report growing demand from patients seeking to treat facial changes after rapid weight loss linked to Ozempic and Mounjaro jabs. Yet for some Londoners, those changes are not something to fix, but something to embrace. Rapid, significant weight loss from GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic and Mounjaro, inevitably reshapes the face. Harley Academy clinics told City News that they are seeing a clear increase in patients seeking treatments to soften these effects in London – fro...Thu, 26 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260326/93787/after-the-weight-loss-jabs-are-londoners-rethinking-their-faceshttps://www.instagram.com/reel/DQv97QZjApq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Disposable vapes are banned - but black-market vapes are booming. And now, vape spiking. I reported on this alarming issue with colleague, Tom Steed. Thrilled to see our work was picked up by The London Minute, appearing alongside coverage from BBC London, Metro, and The Standard.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.instagram.com/reel/DQv97QZjApq/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVisMvmjN-l/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==Booked on Instagram. Injected in living rooms. Ending up in intensive care. City News reveals the scale of concern in the cosmetic industry after reports of liquid BBL procedures taking place in Airbnb’s, hotel rooms and even public toilets.Tue, 10 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.instagram.com/reel/DVisMvmjN-l/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link&igsh=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==https://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260305/92036/surgical-procedures-in-living-rooms-watchdog-warns-over-londons-bbl-boomCity News can reveal the scale of concern in the cosmetic industry following reports of liquid BBL procedures taking place in Airbnbs, hotel rooms, garden sheds, and even public toilets. A quick scroll on Instagram, a direct message, a deposit sent. And just like that, you’ve booked a Brazilian Butt Lift – not in a hospital, but in a hotel room, a rented flat or in some cases even someone’s living room. In September 2024, 33-year-old mother of five Alice Webb, from Gloucestershire, tragically di...Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260305/92036/surgical-procedures-in-living-rooms-watchdog-warns-over-londons-bbl-boomhttps://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260212/90067/from-situationship-to-story-likeationship-londons-changing-dating-vocabularyIn a  fast-paced  city shaped by instability, commitment  is being redefined, one new dating term at a time. The capital has the highest proportion of single adults in England and Wales, according to the 2021 Census. Marriage rates have declined,  Londoners are marrying later, and some boroughs record some of the lowest cohabitation rates in the country. Harrow, for example, reported just 5.9% of residents living as cohabiting couples in 2021. At the same time, “living apart together” relationsh...Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260212/90067/from-situationship-to-story-likeationship-londons-changing-dating-vocabularyhttps://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260122/88769/london-wide-male-hormone-ads-questioned-by-critics-and-expertsIf you’ve been on the Tube recently, you’ve probably seen them; bold posters stating, “It’s not him, it’s his hormones”, asking men whether their hormones are “getting the better of them”. The testosterone testing campaign by private health company Voy, has been hard to miss and hasn’t gone unnoticed online. On social media, particularly TikTok, the ads have sparked a backlash. Critics have accused them of ragebait, recycling language long used to dismiss women, and oversimplifying complex behav...Thu, 22 Jan 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://www.citylondonnews.co.uk/news/20260122/88769/london-wide-male-hormone-ads-questioned-by-critics-and-experts