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[UK] Passenger says smoking is a drag at Havant bus station

ONE of Hampshire’s busiest bus stations has been compared to a ‘giant ashtray’. Colin Brown said he dreads using Havant bus station because of the cigarette butts that litter the floor and the number of people – including bus drivers – smoking outside t
Portsmouth News (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:22
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[UK] Tobacco industry to fight 'standardised' cigarette packs in Europe

major cigarette manufacturers including Philip Morris International and Imperial Tobacco are keeping a close eye on developments in Europe, where policymakers are pushing through revised legislation on tobacco products. Among the European Commission's pr
Electronic Telegraph (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:20
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[UK] GAGE: Lives will be lost if government scraps standardised cigarette pack plans

I searched PubMed, a database of peer-reviewed academic papers. A systematic review of 37 papers on the topic was published in 2012, as well as 18 peer-reviewed papers about plain or standardised packaging published in 2012 and 2013. Private Eye skewered
The Guardian (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:18
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UK government abandons plain cigarette packaging plan

The plans have been dropped in an attempt to focus on more core policies in next week’s Queen’s Speech, when the government has to outline its legislative agenda for the next session of parliament. Shares in Imperial Tobacco, which accounts for about 45
Financial Times (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:13
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[UK] Cigarettes will NOT be sold in plain packaging: Cameron ditches plan designed to deter young people from smoking

The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:10
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[UK] Plans for plain cigarette packs scrapped as 'it's not a Government priority'

David Cameron was accused of caving in to big business today after the Government scrapped plans to bring in plain cigarette packs. The Prime Minister is reported to have decided that the move is “not one of his core priorities” and has pulled the legis
The Mirror (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:09
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[UK] Charities 'extremely concerned' over standard packs claim

Sarah Woolnough, Cancer Research UK's executive director of policy and information, the charity was "extremely concerned". "We urge the Government not to waste the chance to protect the health of future generations. Slickly designed tobacco packaging te
Press Association (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:06
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[UK] Government denies scrapping plan for plain tobacco packs

However a DH spokeswoman told The Grocer that a decision on plain packs had not yet been made. “We have received many thousands of responses to the tobacco packaging consultation,” she said. “The government has an open mind on this issue”
The Grocer (uk)
added May 3, 2013 15:04
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[China] Imperial Tobacco announces two-storey stand in Singapore

Imperial Tobacco has revealed it is to present a double-storey stand at this year's Tax Free World Association Asia Pacific Conference & Exhibition in Singapore this month.
DFNI (uk)
added May 3, 2013 13:56
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[UK] MEP pledges backing for e-cigarette responses

Liberal Democrat Chris Davies says he has hundreds of letters from constituents claiming that e-cigarettes have helped them stop smoking tobacco. E-cigarettes provide users with a nicotine boost similar to conventional cigarettes, but contain no tobacc
Rochdale Online (uk)
added May 3, 2013 03:00
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