A new Local Vape Action (LVA) pilot has launched in Maidstone following earlier schemes that delivered higher compliance rates and reduced illegal vape sales elsewhere in Kent. The initiative, which went live on 13 February, brings together Ken...

A Liverpool convenience store has been ordered to close for the third time in less than three years after being caught selling illicit vapes and cigarettes. The premises at 242 County Road was handed a three-month closure order on 5 February af...

The UK government has launched a consultation on plans to ban smoking, vaping and heated tobacco use in playgrounds, education settings and hospital grounds in England, as part of its drive to protect children and vulnerable people and create a sm...

British American Tobacco (BAT) added 4.7 million smokeless consumers in 2025, taking its total to 34.1 million, as the tobacco giant accelerated its shift towards modern nicotine products despite continued pressure on vape sales. The company sa...

China's State Tobacco Monopoly Administration issued a notice on Friday (13 February) aimed at curbing price wars in the e-cigarette industry, directing manufacturers to address overcapacity by suspending investment projects and the building of ne...

India has ruled out relaxation of a ban on e-cigarettes that would have allowed heat-not-burn tobacco products, dealing a blow to a lengthy private lobbying campaign by Philip Morris International for New Delhi to permit such devices. India ban...

Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint against Golden Vape UK Ltd, ruling that a series of promotional claims for nicotine-containing e-cigarettes on eBay breached the Committee of Advertising Practice (CAP) Code. The ruli...

Philip Morris Limited (PML), the UK and Ireland affiliate of Philip Morris International (PMI), has announced the launch of the latest innovation from the IQOS range of heat-not-burn devices: IQOS ILUMA i ONE. The Read more ...

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has reminded manufacturers, importers, and warehouse keepers involved with vaping products to prepare for registration for Vaping Products Duty (VPD) and the Vaping Duty Stamps (VDS) Scheme from 1 April 2026. The n...

Sweden’s rapid march towards smoke-free status is becoming an “inconvenient reality” for policymakers seeking to restrict safer nicotine alternatives, a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from the country said. Speaking at an event in the ...

Geekvape and Geek Bar have secured a combined 14 international design awards in 2025, underlining a sustained push into user-led product design and materials innovation rather than what the brabds describe as a one-off “award harvest”. Across t...

Philip Morris International (PMI) on Friday reported a strong set of full-year results for 2025, driven by rapid growth across its smoke-free portfolio, with the business now accounting for more than two-fifths of total company revenues. The to...

A newly published academic commentary has raised fresh questions about how evidence on vaping for smoking cessation is interpreted and communicated, after researchers identified a pattern of systematic reviews reporting positive results for e-ciga...

More than 116,000 illegal vapes and tobacco products worth an estimated £138,000 were seized by Hampshire County Council’s Trading Standards team last year, as part of intensified efforts to protect communities and support legitimate retailers. ...

Retailers believe that better shopper education will be crucial to driving further growth in the smoke-free category in 2026, according to new research from Philip Morris Limited (PML). A nationwide survey of 200 UK convenience store managers f...

SNÜ has launched three new nicotine pouch flavours – Wild Cherry, Cherry Cola and Tropical Punch – as it looks to capitalise on growing demand for flavour variety at higher strengths and the rapid mainstreaming of pouches across the UK retail land...

VPZ has announced a multi-million-pound investment programme aimed at expanding UK manufacturing, strengthening supply-chain controls and creating hundreds of jobs nationwide, as the specialist retailer steps up preparations for tighter regulation...

Voopoo has started 2026 with the launch of its latest pod system, the DORIC Go, positioning the device as a blend of endurance, style and everyday practicality for modern vapers. Designed to meet growing consumer demand for longer battery life ...

Experts from Philip Morris International (PMI) last week presented scientific evidence to the US Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Tobacco Products Scientific Advisory Committee (TPSAC) as part of the FDA’s process for a Modified Risk Tobacco P...

Open access publisher MDPI has retracted a controversial paper that claimed e-cigarette users face a higher risk of early stroke than traditional cigarette smokers, following concerns about major errors in the analysis and an investigation that fa...