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Cool, sexy and stinking of smoke: why are TV dramas giving cigarettes a comeback?

From The Idol to Russian Doll, a wave of series is filling screens with characters that just love chainsmoking. But how has a habit whose days seemed numbered returned to television?

The Guardian - UK

Trading Standards checks reveal most shops in North Lanarkshire carry out checks when selling tobacco and nicotine vaper items

Officers visited 49 shops, with 43 (88 per cent) correctly refusing to sell the age restricted products.

Daily Record

Action to tackle air pollution failing to keep up with research

Globally, outdoor air pollution is second only to tobacco as greatest cause of lung and respiratory cancers

The Guardian - UK

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3 Tobacco Stocks to Add to Your Watchlist in June

Despite facing several challenges, tobacco companies continue to bring newer products to drive their growth. Tobacco use will likely grow, with inflation easing considerably from last year’s peak. Therefore, it could be wise to add fundamentally strong tobacco stocks such as Altria Group (MO), British American Tobacco (BTI), and Vector…

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Elon Musk blasts ESG after tobacco stocks beat Tesla

Clever use of diversity and inclusion policies have helped bump up the score of Philip Morris International, makers of Marlboro, even as 8 million are estimated to die annually from cigarettes.

Fortune

Zimbabwe reports record tobacco sales, mostly to China, yet many farmers deep in debt

Zimbabwe has reported record tobacco sales as the southern African nation reestablishes itself as one of the leading growers in the world

The Independent UK

Brexit is causing more problems with illegal alcohol, tobacco and drugs, says Public Health Wales

The report raises concern that Brexit is compounding the problems of illegal drugs, alcohol and tobacco

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Researchers call for complete ban on vape advertising

A study found exposure to advertising, past tobacco use, high incomes and having friends or family who vaped all influenced youngsters.

The Independent UK

Instagram influencers advertising nicotine products to young people, charity warns

Highly addictive Velo nicotine pouches being pushed by British American Tobacco

The Guardian - UK

Tobacco rules for OTT counterproductive, infringes freedom of speech, says IFF

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare’s notification to display anti-tobacco warnings before films and TV show episodes that feature them infringes on the freedom of speech of creators, Internet Freedom Foundation (IFF) said.

The Hindu

Stash of illicit tobacco worth more than £4.1m found after raid in Bolton

Biggest seizure in history of Bolton Trading Standards

Manchester Evening News

Health warnings should be put on individual cigarettes, campaigners urge

Ministers refreshing Scotland’s tobacco policies have been urged to put health warnings on individual cigarettes.

The National (Scotland)

Illegal tobacco and vapes worth £200,000 seized after raid at Newcastle riverside compound

A massive haul of illegal tobacco products were nabbed after a raid on a compound on the Newcastle riverside

Chronicle Live

Wallsend shop closed down for three months after being caught selling illegal cigarettes and tobacco

The shop has been forced to close after Trading Standards Officers discovered illicit cigarettes and hand rolling tobacco

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The Hindu

OTT tobacco warnings: industry mulls resistance to surprise move

The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare has termed this move as turning India into a “global leader” in tobacco control measures. Read more on The Hindu

Bangkok Post

Turkmenistan vows to end smoking within two years

ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan: Turkmenistan's authoritarian leader launched an "unprecedented" anti-smoking crusade on Thursday, ordering the Central Asia country to rid itself completely of tobacco within two years.

The Guardian - US

‘Forever chemicals’ exposure can lead to low birth weight and obesity in later life

Children whose mothers are exposed to toxic PFAS can experience phenomenon previously linked to fetal tobacco smoke exposure

The Hindu

Madras High Court sentences four directors of Golden Tobacco Limited to two weeks of simple imprisonment

Four Directors of GTC have been awarded two weeks prision in a contempt suit filed against them

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Wales Online

Scientists exploring the impact of passive vaping

The study will focus on the effects on women and children and researchers are looking to recruit 300 of them to take part

The Guardian - US

Chemical industry used big tobacco’s tactics to conceal evidence of PFAS risks

DuPont or 3M scientists discovered PFAS toxicity internally, but did not publish findings or report them to the EPA, study says

Bristol Post

First look at plans for 106 new homes next to Tobacco Factory

"Our plans are for two new ‘Southville’ styled, tree-lined residential streets"

Fortune

Why TikTok says it stopped blocking pro-tobacco content

TikTok once showed mental wellness content to users who searched for tobacco-related terms. TikTok says that was a technical glitch and now shows the "correct" content: videos that glorify smoking and vaping.

The Hindu

Farmer associations oppose WHO agenda to replace tobacco farming with alternative crops

The Federation of All India Farmer Associations (FAIFA) has appealed to the global farming community to come together to oppose WHO’s agenda of ‘Grow Food Not Tobacco’, which advocates for the replacement of tobacco farming with alternative crops.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Government still too soft on vaping — we should ban disposable ones

Four years ago, I wrote a column in this newspaper warning about an epidemic of vaping among teenagers, outlining tough regulation. I could publish it again today because nothing has changed. Except the number of teens vaping has doubled. And tobacco firms have got smarter luring a new generation into…

The New Daily

Tobacco companies were banned from Aussie sports. Fossil fuel outfits deserve the same

We can reject sponsorship from fossil fuel companies, kicking their money out of our beloved sports, arts and public events.

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