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‘More than 40% of smokers think vaping is more harmful than cigarettes’

Campaigners said more must be done to help smokers understand that e-cigarettes are less risky.

The Independent UK

OPINION - Here’s how to make vaping less attractive to teens

There’s a new report from Imperial College that confirms what every teenager knows: young people are increasingly exposed to vapes in shops. In theory, buying vapes should be like buying drink: if you look young, then you need ID. Simple, no?

Evening Standard

Children ‘increasingly exposed’ to vapes on display in shops

Steep rise in children purchasing vapes from small shops

Evening Standard

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Councils call for ‘inherently unsustainable’ single-use vapes to be banned by 2024

It comes as other European countries consider banning disposable e-cigarettes

Evening Standard

Ban disposable vapes by next year, ministers urged

Councils say action should be taken on disposable e-cigarettes over health and environmental fears

The Independent UK

Councils call for disposable vapes to be banned in UK by 2024 on environmental and health grounds

It comes as other European countries consider banning disposable e-cigarettes

The Independent UK

Councils call for 2024 ban on single-use vapes

It comes as other European countries consider banning disposable e-cigarettes

The Independent UK

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Louder

Doctor sends urgent warning to parents as experts call for ban on disposable vapes

Doctors who specialise in care for children and young people have warned the Government that younger people smoking disposable vapes is becoming an "epidemic" in the UK.

Edinburgh Live

Vaping is fast becoming an epidemic among children, warn doctors

Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warned that e-cigarettes are not a risk-free product

The Independent UK

Children’s doctors call for ban on disposable vapes

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health warned that e-cigarettes are not a risk-free product.

The Independent UK

Number of children vaping spikes 50% in a year

Anti-smoking campaigners are calling for tigher regulation of vapes

The Independent UK

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

Massive increase in children vaping sparks health fears

A 50 per cent rise in teens addicted to nicotine being driven by flavours including pink lemonade, strawberry, banana and mango

Wales Online

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Evening Standard

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

Belfast Live

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

The Guardian - UK

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?

Louder

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

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The Guardian - UK

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

Belfast Live

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

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

Wales Online

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

The Independent UK

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.

Manchester Evening News

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

Daily Mirror

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

The National (Scotland)

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…

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