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First stores allegedly selling illegal tobacco shut down in Sydney as officials wield new powers

Health minister Ryan Park promises the two closures are ‘just the beginning’ as NSW tries to stem sharp rise in illicit cigarettes and vapes

The Guardian - AU

Illicit cigarettes surge clouds modest spending lift

A 0.2 per cent rise in household spending in September would have been twice as strong if not for a fall in legal tobacco sales, according to official figures.

AAP

Retailers ponder quitting ciggies as illegal sales soar

Supermarkets and smaller retailers are feeling the pain of the illegal tobacco trade, posting super-sized drops in revenue in recent reporting.

AAP

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2 boys disappear from a tobacco field. 28 years later, their mother spots them performing as cannibals in a circus tent

Two boys vanished from a field in 1899. Their mother searched for three decades.

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Why Is Marlboro-Maker Altria Stock Falling Today?

Altria Group, Inc. (NYSE:MO) shares slipped on Thursday as a slump in smokeable and oral tobacco sales in the third quarter weighed on year-over-year revenue growth.

Benzinga

Altria Stock: Is Wall Street Bullish or Bearish?

Altria has outperformed the broader market over the past year, but analysts are cautious about the stock’s prospects.

Barchart

This Dividend Stock Yields 4% and Just Raised Its Guidance. Should You Buy It Now?

Philip Morris just raised its dividend payout and EPS guidance. But is it worth taking a drag on the tobacco stock?

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Car shot up outside long-targeted tobacco store

A tobacco store has been targeted for a fifth time, with gunshots fired at a car parked outside the business.

AAP

Over 1,200 health leaders call for swift passage of UK tobacco and vapes bill

Experts publish letter as peers prepare to scrutinise draft legislation six months after its second Commons reading

The Guardian - UK

Health leaders call for Tobacco and Vapes Bill to be passed swiftly

The Bill will be scrutinised in the House of Lords from Monday as it enters committee stage.

Evening Standard

12 Cigar Traditions Men Should Experience Once

Cigars have always been more than rolled tobacco. They’re symbols of reflection, brotherhood, and celebration. For centuries, men have turned to cigar rituals to mark major life moments or simply slow down in a fast world. These traditions aren’t about luxury or status; they’re about presence and shared experience. Whether…

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Peer trying to derail UK smoking ban discussed bill with relative at tobacco firm

Lord Strathcarron says he and an in-law ‘high up’ at British American Tobacco discussed bill, which he aims to weaken

The Guardian - UK

This 6.7%-Yielding Dividend Aristocrat Has Raised Its Payout 60 Times in the Last 56 Years. Should You Buy?

Dividend Aristocrats are great for investors seeking reliable, long-term income investments.

Barchart

Illegal tobacco trade targeted in federal crackdown

Border force, state and territory police and government agencies will unite as part of fresh efforts to clamp down on illegal tobacco.

AAP

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The Guardian - UK

Experts urge UK to ban cigarette filters to protect health and environment

Researchers say filters do not reduce toxicant exposure and are major contributor to plastic waste crisis

The Independent UK

One part of the UK might escape Starmer’s smoking ban, minister admits

Prime minister was warned his flagship plans could see him end up in court over key agreement with the European Union, designed to deal with major issues caused by Britain’s exit from the bloc

Clever Dude

99% of Heart Attacks and Strokes Share the Same 4 Hidden Causes

You might think heart attacks and strokes hit out of nowhere, striking healthy people without warning. But the latest study shows that over 99% of these events share common, detectable roots. That’s huge, because if we identify and address those hidden causes early, many tragedies are preventable. Understanding what drives…

The Conversation

How gambling companies are copying the Big Tobacco playbook in Australian sport

In June 2023, Labor MP Peta Murphy presented a report to the Albanese government recommending a ban on gambling advertising due to the grave social and financial harms caused by gambling ads online, on TV and at sporting venues.

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Evening Standard

Shops to require licence to sell vapes under proposed crackdown on rogue traders

A licensing system would ‘root out’ rogue operators and give enforcement officers stronger powers to shut them down, the Government said.

The Conversation

Queensland landlords could soon face jail for ignoring illegal tobacco. What are other states doing?

Reports of illegal tobacco crimes have sharply increased in Australia in recent years. Organised crime syndicates believed to be behind tobacco smuggling operations have also infiltrated the retail sector.

Euronews

More than 100 million people vape worldwide in a ‘new wave of nicotine addiction,’ WHO says

While global smoking rates have fallen sharply, a new WHO report warning that vaping is fuelling a “new wave of nicotine addiction”.

Evening Standard

‘Alarming’ number of people vape, global health leaders warn

The World Health Organisation has released estimates on the numbers of people who vape for the first time.

The Independent UK

Teenagers are vaping ‘at a much higher rate than adults’, WHO data reveals

Rates of vaping among 13 to 15-year-olds are ‘on average nine times higher than the prevalence among adults’, the World Health Organisation said

The Conversation

The Dixson family were great Australian philanthropists, but their wealth was built on slave labour

The barque Glenswilly arrived in Sydney Harbour from Greenock, outside Glasgow, on October 29 1839. Among the new arrivals were Hugh Dixson, his wife Helen, and their infant son, also named Hugh.

AAP

Call to treat tobacco like asbestos and shut down shops

Tobacco products are marketed as everyday consumables but experts urge governments to clamp down on sales as they did with solariums, lead paint and asbestos.

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