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Price of cigarettes and tobacco to increase at 6pm today

The Chancellor has confirmed a huge hike in tobacco duty

Liverpool Echo

Price of a packet of cigarettes to rise from 6pm tonight, after Spring Budget changes

Jeremy Hunt’s tax rise in the spring statement will mean smokers fork out about another pound for a packet of 20

Evening Standard

Best Dividend Stocks to Buy? 3 Top Picks Right Now

The countdown to the FOMC meeting kicked off with a strong job report and sticky inflation, which is expected to keep market volatilities anchored for a while. Against this backdrop, quality dividend stocks Verizon Communications (VZ), Altria Group (MO), and Spok Holdings (SPOK) might be the right picks now for…

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Price of cigarettes to rise above £14 as tobacco tax hiked by nearly 15%

The cigarette levy is to rise by 12.7% in line with the Retail Price Index (RPI) plus an extra 2% on top of this

Daily Mirror

CAB seize Rolex watch, tobacco and €187k in cash after storming 13 sites across Dublin and Meath

The operation was conducted on March 13 by Bureau Officers who were supported by numerous task forces.

Irish Mirror

2 Smart Dividend Stocks to Buy Now for Steady Gains

With the stock market expected to remain volatile due to persistent concerns about high inflation, interest rate hikes, and a recession, fundamentally strong dividend stocks Gilead Sciences (GILD) and Altria (MO) might be ideal choices to ensure a consistent income stream. Keep reading.

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New laws target illicit tobacco and vapes sold to kids

Laws creating a new tobacco licensing scheme, expansion of smoke free areas and greater clarity on how rules apply to vaping have been flagged for Queensland.

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Decline in alcohol, tobacco and cannabis use continues among French 17-year-olds

The use of drugs, particularly cannabis, alcohol and tobacco, is declining among 17-year-olds, according to the latest figures published by the French Drugs and Addictive Tendencies watchdog.

Radio France Internationale

Glasgow crackdown on illegal tobacco sees over 778,000 cigarettes seized

There are concerns over the impact of illegal cigarettes and vapes on people's health, particularly children who are 'regularly targeted'.

Glasgow Live

Massachusetts' Tobacco Ban Went as Badly as You'd Expect

And now the state thinks it needs to crack down even more.

Reason

3 Stocks Every Investor Should Own

The Fed’s commitment to tame the sticky inflation is feared to trigger an economic slowdown in the near term. Amid such concerns, investors’ anxiety has been rising. Against this backdrop, quality stocks Novo Nordisk (NVO), Altria Group (MO), and Cardinal Health (CAH) might be owned by every trader at least…

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Paisley man hails ‘Quit and Win’ campaign for helping him kick the habit

He has been tobacco free for eight months and decided to stop smoking after losing his wife Mattie to COPD.

Daily Record

Where to celebrate St Patrick’s Day 2023 in London

From whiskey masterclasses to Guinness and oyster competitions, Millie Milliken and Mike Daw hunt out the best craic

Evening Standard

NZ's smokefree law will reduce the number of tobacco retailers – here's what people who smoke think of that

New Zealand’s smokefree law, which came into effect in January, introduces several world-first endgame measures, including removing most nicotine from smoked products, disallowing product sales to anyone born on or after January 1 2009, and a major reduction in the number of tobacco retail outlets nationwide (from about 6000 to…

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Social media addiction disrupts the sleep, moods and social activities of teens and young adults

It took a half century for the first American Surgeon General Report to establish the link between tobacco and lung cancer. In response, companies infiltrated media and genetically modified tobacco leaves to make them even more addictive.

The Independent UK

Cuba tobacco farmers recuperate after ruinous Hurricane Ian

A neighbor lent him a house to dry leaves, and he had a little fertilizer saved, so he plucked up the courage to plant

The Independent UK

Zimbabwe's tobacco crop grows, despite high fertilizer costs

Zimbabwe, Africa’s largest tobacco producer, opened its tobacco-selling season Wednesday, with a speech by the vice president and eager international buyers

The Conversation

Is lung inflammation worse in e-cigarette users than smokers, as a new study suggests?

A small study that compared the lungs of cigarette smokers with e-cigarette smokers found that e-cigarette smokers had more lung inflammation than those who smoked tobacco. The pilot study, published in The Journal of Nuclear Medicine, is the first to use PET imaging to compare smokers’ lungs with vapers’ lungs.

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Zimbabwe tobacco farmer offers lifeline to survivors of gender violence

As the sweltering morning sun beat down on them, about half a dozen young Zimbabwean women stacked green tobacco leaves into sheaves while another group, some with babies on their backs, loaded the harvested crop onto a tractor.

The Conversation

Power cuts: South Africa's state of disaster is being contested in court - COVID rulings give clues as to the outcome

South Africa has declared a second national state of disaster in less than three years.

Daily Record

Poorer households spend almost 30% of their income on tobacco, says charity

Homes in the country’s lowest income group containing two or more people who smoke will spend more than £6,000 on tobacco this year

Wales Online

75,000 GP appointments 'could be freed every month by ending smoking'

Cancer Research UK insists the Government should do more to prevent young people start smoking

The Independent UK

75,000 GP appointments could be freed every month by ending smoking – charity

Cancer Research UK has called for action by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt.

The Independent UK

Altria makes $2.75B investment in e-cigarette startup NJOY

Days after exiting its stake in troubled electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs, Altria announced a $2.75 billion investment in electronic cigarette startup NJOY Holdings Inc. As part of the deal, tobacco company Altria Group Inc., which makes Marlboro cigarettes, will have full global ownership of NJOY’s e-vapor product portfolio, including…

The Conversation

A potted history of smoking, and how we're making the same mistakes with vaping

When smoking first became popular we were told it was healthy, it was heavily marketed (including to young people) as being cool, and the time it took for us to learn otherwise was long, and came too late for many. Unfortunately, it seems history is repeating itself with vaping.

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