More than £60,000 worth of illegal cigarettes, hand-rolling tobacco and vapes have been seized in the Harehills area of Leeds, police said. Last month, retail premises in the area were visited over a two-day period by police and Trading Standar...

The government has introduced the Tobacco and Vapes Bill the parliament, which includes a proposal for a licensing scheme for retailers selling tobacco, va...

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will be introduced to parliament on Tuesday involving some of the world's strictest anti-smoking rules, including banning younger people from smoking and restrictions on vape sales. The government plans to ban smoking...

Global vaping innovator Elfbar has introduced its first four-pod system, the Elfbar 4-in-1 pod kit. Designed for flavour versatility, the rechargeable pod kit includes four 2ml pods, allowing adults to rotate between four flavours in one device...

Labour MP Mary Glindon has cautioned that a new excise tax on vaping could discourage smokers from switching to less harmful alternatives. Glindon, who also chairs the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Responsible Vaping, said the chancellor’s ...

Vape industry bodies have raised concerns over chancellor Rachel Reeves’ budget announcement introducing a flat-rate excise duty on vaping products, saying it could hurt public health and increase financial pressures on consumers. The new excis...

By: Robbie Macdonald, Local Democracy Reporter

By: Nadia Lincoln, Local Democracy Reporter  

The decision to ban disposable vapes by June 2025 in England and Wales has sparked strong reactions across the vaping and retail sectors, with key ...

Disposable vapes will be banned in the UK from June next year to protect children's health and tackle "throwaway" culture, ministers said on Thursday.

Public health and prevention minister Andrew Gwynne said it wa...

Labour has promised to introduce tougher anti-smoking laws in a new Tobacco and Vapes Bill before Christmas, claiming it will be "more ambitious" than previous legislation proposed by the Conservatives. Health secretary Wes Streeting made the p...

Urgent action is needed to tackle the illicit e-cigarette market around the world, industry analysts at Tamarind Intelligence have warned. However, simply imposing even tighter rules on the whole vape sector is unlikely to be the solution, they...

Nottinghamshire Police said its officers loaded a van up full of illegal vapes after seizing them during a series of shop raids. Three shops across Newark town centre were searched by police at different points on 15 October evening. Officer...

A quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds have tried vaping and nearly 1 in 10 (9%) do it frequently, according to new statistics published Friday. The Smoking, drinking and drug use among young people in England report for 2023, published by NHS, showed...

HG Innovation, operator of the Elfbar and Lost Mary brands, has on Friday announced the formation of an advisory board in the UK to provide strategic advice to the company. Board members are drawn from across relevant disciplines with senior le...

More than 25,000 vapes are likely swept up every month from Aberdeenshire’s streets and from within the drainage fittings on roads and highways, the council said. Aberdeenshire Council supplies waste management specialists Levenseat with around...

British American Tobacco (BAT) will launch a version of its Velo nicotine pouches using synthetic nicotine in the United States, David Waterfield, president of the company's US subsidiary Reynolds American, said on Wednesday. Smoking alternativ...

The UK Vaping Industry Association has returned its annual Sustainable Vaping Week campaign for the second year. Launched on Monday, in line with International E-Waste Day, the week-long initiative was originally created to help reduce the impa...

Ahead of Recycle Week, North Yorkshire Council has launched a safe vape disposal scheme, installing vape recycling bins at all 20 household waste recycling centres. In its 21st year, Recycle Week runs from 14 to 20 October and shines a light on...

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Responsible Vaping has launched an inquiry into the role of vaping in the UK. The inquiry will cover a range of specific topics, that includes the public health, environmental and economic impact, alo...