Investigations are ongoing after an operation launched by the council and police Economics
Children can buy pouches legally as they are not regulated as a specific tobacco or nicotine productNicotine pouches are being legally sold to children and are being made appealing to them with special flavours and packaging mimicking sweets, a trading standards body has said.In June, it became illegal for single-use vapes to be sold in England to tackle their widespread use by children. However, there is currently no legislation that restricts the age at which you can buy nicotine pouches. Continue reading... Politics
An undercover probe revealed that retailers were aware the disposable vapes were illegal to sell and had been banned more than a month ago. Economics
Peshawa Zada has been jailed for 'repeated offending' after around £100k worth of illegal products were seized from his shop in the city Events
It is impossible to ignore the perils of smoking - with nicotine known to increase the risk of at least 16 types of cancer and contributing to 20% of preventable deaths. Politics
A total of 11,560 cigarettes and 14 pouches of rolling tobacco were removed from sale. A vehicle involved was also seized. Events
A prolific shoplifter was also arrested after being found in possession of a large quantity of meat Economics
It comes as a new World Health Organisation report says progress tackling tobacco use has slowed for the first time in more than 20 years Economics
