Tobacco
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.
Northern Ireland included in public consultation on vaping and tobacco rules
The Department of Health said it has a long-standing strategic aim for a tobacco-free Northern Ireland.
Sunak reportedly considering ‘outlawing cigarettes for the next generation’
It has been suggested the Prime Minister is looking at emulating New Zealand’s ban on tobacco being sold to anyone born after 2009.
Drugs worth more than 1.3m euro seized at Dublin Airport
The drugs were discovered when baggage from passengers was searched.