A new study has found girls in the UK are drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys, while England is “top of the charts” globally for child alcohol use. A professor at the University of Kent in Canterbury helped carry out one of the largest studies of its kind, using data from 280,000 children aged 11, 13 and 15 from 44 countries who were asked about their use of cigarettes, vapes and alcohol. The World Health Organisation (WHO) examined the findings, which show girls aged 13 and 15 in the UK tend to be drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys across a broad pattern of behaviour. Univers…