Turkey, Lithuania, Hungary and the UK have some of the harshest restrictions on soft drinks, smoking and junk food. View on ...

A clause in the Bill bans the sale of single cigarettes, and if a person is found selling a ‘loose’ cigarette, they can be ...

The bill in its current form would impose sweeping new rules, including plain olive-brown packaging for tobacco products, ...

The only thing more dangerous than cigarettes is a public health policy that ensures they remain the only game in town.

Smoking and ‘next-generation’ tobacco products have been a cornerstone of the UK independent convenience sector over the ...

Barnet Council’s Trading Standards officers seized nearly £50,000 worth of illicit cigarettes, rolling tobacco, vapes and shisha during shop raids in a ...

In Victoria, there have been more than 100 firebombings of tobacco shops in the past year alone, as criminal gangs wage open warfare for the sale of their illegal products. Legitimate businesses are ...

Lilia Olefir, director the anti-tobacco organisation Smoke Free Partnership, says bans aren't just about the health risks of second-hand smoke exposure, but also making smoking less attractive.

In June 2023, directors of public health across Merseyside released a joint statement in support of the ban, highlighting the need to protect children from aggressive marketing by vape and tobacco ...

A breach of the ban — which is part of France's wider National Tobacco Control Programme, announced in November 2023 — could be punishable with a €135 fine. #EuropeNews ...

PUBLIC health and environmental groups are calling on the newly elected legislators to pass the Plain Packaging bill for all tobacco and electronic smoking devices (ESDs) such as vapes and heated ...

Take a walk down a main street in Sydney and you’ll notice that tobacco is still big business, even with less than 10 per cent of the population now smoking.