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Number of children trying vaping rises 50% in a year

There has been an increase in experimental vaping among 11 to 17-year-olds, from 7.7% last year to 11.6% this year.

The Independent UK

Smokers cost London’s economy £2.6bn a year, figures reveal

There are almost 800,000 smokers in the capital, creating an overall cost of £3bn

Evening Standard

Bill Clinton quotes Lyra McKee and urges Derry audience to 'say goodbye to bomb and bullet'

The former President was back in Derry for an event honouring John Hume and David Trimble

Belfast Live

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Is vaping safe or not? All you need to know about e-cigarettes

Why is the government promoting vapes for smokers in England while discouraging them for youth?

The Guardian - UK

Argus by Wishbone Ash: the return of the greatest least-known million-selling rock album ever made

The fiftieth anniversary edition of Wishbone Ash's Argus is a class act, with an ear-opening remix and a brilliant half-minute of silence

Louder

Underage vaping to be targeted by UK government’s ‘enforcement squad’

The crackdown, which will address the illegal sale of e-cigarettes to children, is ‘just the tip of the iceberg’, warn health experts

The Guardian - UK

Derry's Wood Burning Savages call out 'instability' in new single

"We're seeing a workforce at the end of their tether"

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Putting vapes in plain packaging 'reduces their appeal to children'

Researchers said removing bright colours, pictures and fancy lettering made youngsters less likely to be attracted to vaping

Wales Online

Putting vapes in plain packaging ‘reduces their appeal to children’

Research has shown that the proportion of children vaping is on the rise, with many being influenced by social media sites including TikTok.

The Independent UK

The Bury shops caught selling vapes to underage teen

The girl visited the stores as part of an investigation into how easy it is for children to buy vapes

Manchester Evening News

Scandal of shops selling vapes to underage teens as health experts call for tougher laws

We asked three teenagers, aged 16 and 17, to visit shops in their area and attempt to purchase vapes. Despite it being illegal to sell vapes to under 18s, they managed to buy them at a number of outlets

Daily Mirror

Big Tobacco intensifies Scottish Parliament lobbying as new restriction plans loom

TOBACCO companies have intensified their lobbying efforts at Holyrood ahead of a potential tightening of smoking legislation and met with MSPs at…

The National (Scotland)

Government urged to bring in £4 tax on disposable vapes like Elf Bars

Campaigners want more to be done to stop children using cheap disposable vapes.

Chronicle Live

UK campaigners call for tighter regulations on vapes to match tobacco

To tackle their popularity with children, campaigners and councils want vapes to be taxed and sold in plain packaging behind counter

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The Independent UK

Call for excise tax on disposable vapes to deter children

It comes as the Local Government Association urged tobacco-style regulations on the display of vaping products in shops, also to deter under-18s.

Wales Online

Experts' 4 ways to cut your cancer risk - and improve your chance of survival if you get it

A team of experts have pulled together their top tips for making sure you do all you can to stay cancer-free

Belfast Live

Downpatrick rock band ASH celebrate 30-year career with major homecoming show

'Doing this anniversary show is not just about the band but also looking at Northern Ireland in general and how much things have changed over the last 30 years which is pretty amazing'

Newsroom.co.nz

Smokefree impact of removing nicotine 'massively overestimated'

Leading anti-smoking campaigners say official modelling wrongly suggested the Government's plan would reduce smoking rates by 85 percent within five years.

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Five of the best places for breakfast in Co Armagh

We've picked out a couple of our favourite spots

Bristol Post

Cigarette-named road "morally unacceptable", anti-smoking campaigners say

Mayor's Office now reviewing Bristol City Council street-naming team's decision

The Independent UK

Concern children are being ‘targeted’ by vape companies as figures show huge increase

Vape companies are ‘simply interested in ‘hooking’ children and young people to make a profit off them’, Dr Mike McKean.

The Guardian - UK

Vaping reaches record levels in Great Britain, report reveals

Estimated 4.3 million people using e-cigarettes, up from about 800,000 a decade ago in ‘vaping revolution’

Glasgow Live

Vaping at 'all time high' as millions attempt to quit smoking cigarettes

The report suggests that 8.3 per cent of adults in England, Wales and Scotland vape, up from 1.7 per cent, around 800,000 people, just 10 years ago.

Wales Online

Vaping reaches record levels with 4.3 millon Brits now puffing away

A vaping 'revolution' has taken place with 3.5 million people taking it up over the last decade

The Independent UK

Vaping reaches record levels – report

Some 4.3 million adults are estimated to vape.

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