Position vapes as quit-smoking aids, young people urge in UK study
A small Sheffield study explored how young people think vaping should be controlled and presented as an aid to quitting smoking.
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Don’t shut off smokers’ escape route, Labour MPs warn ministers
Labour MPs have urged ministers to protect vaping as a route out of smoking, as the Government targets 1 June 2027 for a UK-wide advertising ban.
UK smoking falls below one in 10 ahead of nicotine pouch age restrictions
Smoking among UK adults fell below one in 10 in 2025, official figures show, as retailers prepare for new restrictions on sales of nicotine pouches and vaping products.
Pharmacists must not be ‘criminalised’ for promoting vapes as stop smoking aid, say UK MPs
Pharmacists could find themselves “on the wrong side of the law” under tough new vaping restrictions, MPs in the UK have warned.
Maldives enforces blanket ban on vapes
The ban - which was implemented on Sunday December 15 - follows recent amendments to the island country’s Tobacco Control Act. These were signed into law by President Mohamed Muizzu on November 13.
Labour admits Health Department has not spoken with vaping industry
After coming into power in July, Sir Keir Starmer’s party moved swiftly to pass a ban on disposable vapes. This will take effect from June 1, 2025.