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Government rules out raising age of sale of cigarettes

Health minister Neil O’Brien said the introduction of legal restrictions would be ‘too big a departure’ from the current policy.

The Independent UK

Spain travel warning as smoking ban introduced in crackdown of 28 tourist hotspots

Twenty eight beaches across the Balearic Islands have introduced the ban in a bid to improve public health and tackle the cigarette litter problem plaguing coastlines.

Daily Record

Majorca and Ibiza ban smoking on 28 beaches in latest tourist crackdown

Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca have banned smoking on 28 beaches, with those included to have four-metre banners declaring their smoke free status with QR codes linking to extra information

Daily Mirror

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Police destroy $20 million illegal tobacco plantation in central west NSW

A joint investigation between police and the tax office has led to the destruction of an illegal tobacco plantation found near Parkes.

ABC News

NSW police bust $28 million illicit tobacco plantation

Authorities seized and destroyed approximately 16 tonnes of illicit tobacco in New South Wales after police said they received a tip-off last year.

AAP

Forest folk

As part of an attempt to keep fit and enjoy what little green space we have in Bangkok, I have been a regular visitor to Benjakitti Park and its recently added section known as Benjakitti Forest Park. The new site, situated on land formerly occupied by the state tobacco company,…

Bangkok Post

2023 Bike Shed London Moto Show To Hit Tobacco Docks In May

The 2023 Bike Shed Moto Show at London's Tobacco Docks will showcase some of the best and brightest custom motorcycles, art, live music, and more in May.

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Dogs sniff out £76k haul of illegal tobacco stashed in secret tunnels behind false walls

The cocker spaniels helped find a quarter of a million cigarettes and 1,500 pouches of tobacco worth an estimated £76,000 hidden in shop basements

Daily Mirror

Stressed Out? Try These 3 Low-Cost Stocks That'll Take the Edge Off

Despite industry-wide headwinds, the tobacco industry is well-positioned for solid growth in the foreseeable years, thanks to stable demand for tobacco products and the sector’s R&D efforts. Therefore, investors might consider buying cheap fundamentally sound tobacco stocks Japan Tobacco (JAPAY), Imperial Brands (IMBBY), and Vector Group (VGR). Read on….

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‘Merchanting’: The code word for the gold mafia’s plunder

In Al Jazeera’s investigative series Gold Mafia, merchanting is used to launder money. But what exactly is merchanting?

Al Jazeera

US pharma giant Johnson & Johnson seeks to settle baby powder case

US pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay almost $9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that its talcum powder caused ovarian cancer. If approved by a court in the US state of New Jersey, the payout would be one of largest liability settlements in…

France 24

Nottingham enforcement officer hired to stamp out sales of illegal tobacco and vapes

Nottingham City Council will be spending up to £116,355 on the tobacco control enforcement officer

Nottingham Post

How digital marketing of legal but harmful products escalates health threats to the most vulnerable

The marketing of legal but harmful products – like alcohol and tobacco – has always targeted our emotional desires. But it has now moved to digital and social media, and this creates a heightened threat to public health because both the products and the platform target our neurological response.

The Conversation

£200,000 to stop 'illegal underage sales' of cigarettes and vapes in Nottingham

Sales of illegal tobacco are a 'growing problem'

Nottingham Post

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Youth activists in Michigan urge statewide ban on flavored tobacco products

DETROIT — Kassie Weje, a 16-year-old junior at University High School in Ferndale, said her little sister was first exposed to other kids vaping at school when she was in fifth grade.

Daily Mirror

People left divided by bum bag made from old tobacco packets - that costs £51

Prospective Depop shoppers were left divided over a series of bags made from old tobacco packets - but some dubbed the unusual garments 'environmentally friendly'

Evening Standard

OPINION - Tech & Science Daily podcast: This is what a stressed plant sounds like

Scientists at Tel Aviv University in Israel have recorded ‘popping sounds’ from tomato and tobacco plants using microphones able to capture ultrasonic sounds between 20 and 250 kilohertz.

Birmingham Post

B Corp Month marked in Bristol with giant animation on Tobacco Factory

Something Familiar, itself a B Corp and based in Tobacco Factory, has created a 10-minute animation which aims to shows the potential impact B Corporations can have

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Los Angeles Times

George Skelton: Newsom learned with oil bill: Working with lawmakers is key to passing laws

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom did something new — for him. He got aggressively engaged behind the scenes, negotiating with legislators. And it paid off.

The Guardian - US

Should we ban the purchase of cigarettes for life? A US town is trying

Brookline, Massachusetts, is barring those born after 2000 from buying the products. Is a paternalistic approach always right?

Daily Mirror

Plants make noises when they are thirsty or stems are cut, research shows

Tomato and tobacco plants studied were found to emit high-frequency pops and clicks when stressed - and the noises could be detected from more than a metre away

LiveScience

Stressed plants 'scream,' and it sounds like popping bubble wrap

A study of tomato and tobacco plants suggests they emit ultrasonic popping sounds when dehydrated or physically damaged.

StockNews.com

1 Stock That's Smoking the Market

The tobacco industry faces an inelastic demand for its products. Hence, given the current uncertain economic backdrop, quality tobacco stock British American Tobacco (BTI) might be a wise portfolio addition now, which looks well-positioned for resilient growth in the foreseeable future. Read on….

Bangkok Post

A melting pot

Late in the morning, my caffeine-dependent friends and I made a pit stop at the newly opened Pua Tobacco Barn Café & Eatery to refuel before leaving the popular town of Pua, close to the Xienghone-Hongsa special economic zone between Nan and Laos.

Salon

The pervasive nature of junk food

Ultraprocessed foods are often noted as being an insidious mark on our food systems. How do we stop eating them?

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