A contentious bill that aims to eventually phase out smoking in Britain advanced in parliament on Tuesday, as the House of Commons voted in favour of the controversial measure. The legislation would ban the selling of...
The UK parliament on Tuesday kicked off its first debate on prime minister Rishi Sunak's planned flagship legislation to prevent young people from smoking, despite opposition from many in his own Conservative Party. The law would...
Consumer organisations New Nicotine Alliance (NNA) and vapers.org.uk have joined hands to launch the NoVapeTax website, urging UK vapers to resist the proposed tax on vape liquids. The tax, set to take effect from October 2026,...
Trading Standards officers have seized a haul of over 2,300 vapes from local retailers in the last year, Midlothian council has revealed. These were seized mainly because they contain too much liquid nicotine. They were seized...
A south London shop which sold booze and vapes to children twice has been fined nearly £7,000. Lavender Hill Magistrates Court imposed the fine on World Superstore Limited on 26 March after the business pleaded guilty...
Government should take a comprehensive evidence-based approach to vaping regulation, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for Responsible Vaping has said, ahead of second reading of Tobacco and Vapes Bill that is set to resume in the...
Experts have raised warning over cannabis vapes, saying people using them risk inhaling a powerful animal tranquilliser called xylazine that can cause skin ulcers and overdoses. Research from King’s College London has found that xylazine's presence...
Illegal vapes were seized from nearly 3,000 unscrupulous sellers in 2023 across the UK, but only 1 in 20 were issued fines, new data has shown. In 2023, over one and a half million illegal vapes...
£166,000 worth of suspected illegal tobacco and vapes have been seized by Trading Standards in a joint operation with Devon & Cornwall Police in South Devon recently. Trading Standards, assisted by the local neighbourhood policing team,...
People who use e-cigarettes are significantly more likely to develop heart failure compared with those who have never used them, a US study has found. Using data from surveys and electronic health records in All of...
Nearly two thirds of ex-smokers will return to tobacco if the government restricts vape flavours, a new study has found. The government has last month introduced a bill in parliament, proposing new powers to restrict vape...
The Scottish government has published a new six week consultation on the implementation of the disposable vapes ban, expanding on the definition of a disposable vape and outlining the fines that will be issued to businesses...
Members of the Scottish public health system have issued a position statement calling for the introduction of a minimum price for e-cigarettes and a higher minimum price for tobacco products. The statement notes that vape prices...
Vaping brand Vaporesso has unveiled its strategy upgrade last week, extending the brand’s product categories and establishing a branch in Europe. Announced at the Vaporesso Vaping Ecosystem Strategy Conference of Europe in Paris on 24 March,...
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