The UK’s new vape tax is expected to raise £565 million a year by 2030/31, as ministers prepare to bring vaping liquids into the excise duty system for the first time.
From 1 October 2026, Vaping Products Duty will apply to all…
A new nationwide survey suggests the majority of UK adults are unable to distinguish legal vaping products from illegal ones. The findings raise concerns about consumer safety and an escalating black market following the July 2025 disposable vape ban.
The research, conducted…
The share of UK adults who smoke has fallen to 10.6 per cent, the lowest since records began in 2011.
Among 18 to 24-year-olds, smoking has dropped dramatically from 25.7 per cent in 2011 to 8.1 per cent in 2024.
Vaping use…
A potential legal clash in Northern Ireland threatens to derail new nationwide tobacco laws, while new data shows that disposable vape use remains widespread despite it being banned.
A new report from online nicotine retailer Haypp reveals that 62.5 per cent of…
Northern Ireland’s justice minister has floated a pilot vaping scheme for prisoners - as the Republic of Ireland doubles vape prices with a new tax from November.
Prison smoking exemption under scrutiny
Almost 20 years after Northern Ireland’s workplace smoking ban came…
The UK island of Guernsey has passed new legislation banning disposable vapes and the sale and marketing of vapes to under 18s.
The new regulations were passed unanimously, by 40 votes to zero, by the assembly last week.
Deputy Al Brouard, president…