Tobacco
Vape sales spike for Rizla and Golden Virginia maker Imperial Brands
Sales of alternative smoking products rose 26% last year, as tobacco giants increasingly pivot to e-cigarettes.
Tobacco and Vapes Bill: New legislation will create a ‘smoke-free generation’
Figures show smoking kills over 2,000 people in Northern Ireland every year
The bitter truth about how our love of sweets is harming our health - The Irish News view
Sugar has now replaced tobacco as the main driver of ill health in our society
Major US retailer to join the likes of Walmart and Target in ending tobacco sales
Stop & Shop will stop selling tobacco products from August 31
Health Minister ‘deeply frustrated’ as general election date sinks tobacco and vapes bill
The UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill would have made it illegal for anyone born since 2009 to ever legally purchase tobacco.
Northern Ireland takes ‘significant step towards smoke-free generation’ says Robin Swann
A motion to include NI in the UK Tobacco and Vapes Bill was passed by MLAs on Tuesday
Sunak’s smoking ban proposal is ‘nuts’, says Johnson
The former prime minister suggested his party lacked ‘dynamism’ as he criticised his successor’s smoking policy.
Almost £11 billion per year ‘could be freed up if people quit smoking’
The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will restrict the sale of tobacco so that anyone turning 15 this year, or younger, can never legally buy it.
Bill banning next generation from buying cigarettes introduced to Commons
Government figures show that smoking costs the UK around £17 billion a year.
New Zealand PM plans to ban mobile use in schools and repeal tobacco controls
Christopher Luxon has outlined his agenda for his conservative government’s first 100 days in office.