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[UK] Meet the 'vapers': E-cigarette craze inspires bizarre new sub-culture

A radical new group of smokers have no intention of quitting. Instead, they believe their their addiction can save the lives of millions who puff away at cigarettes every day.
The Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday (uk)
added May 15, 2013 18:50
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[UK] Shisha café fined £375 for breaking smoking laws

THE owner and manager of a shisha café have both been fined for allowing people to smoke in an enclosed marquee.
Luton & Dunstable Express (uk)
added May 15, 2013 09:43
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[UK] Sniffer dog helps to find 30,000 illicit cigarettes at three shops in Ilkeston

TENS of thousands of illicit cigarettes have been sniffed out by a police dog in three Ilkeston shops. Counterfeit tobacco was hidden inside wooden steps, the bottom of a drinks refrigerator and within security door panels.
This is Derbyshire (Derby Evening Telegraph) (uk)
added May 15, 2013 09:33
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[UK] MONBIOT: Oxford University won't take funding from tobacco companies. But Shell's OK

I have asked the Shell professor of earth sciences at Oxford, the university itself and the umbrella body Universities UK to explain the ethical difference between taking tobacco money for cancer research and taking fossil fuel money for energy research.
Comment is Free (The Guardian, UK)
added May 14, 2013 19:07
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[UK] East Lancashire school to stub out pupils smoking the e-cigarette

TEACHERS are having to find new tactics to spot pupils smoking on school grounds since the introduction of e-cigarettes. Stephen Cox, headteacher at Ribblesdale High School, in Clitheroe, said detection of smokers was becoming ‘more problematic’ for sta
Lancashire Evening Telegraph (uk)
added May 14, 2013 13:38
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[Belgium, Finland, France, Sweden, UK] Healthy Lifestyle May Offset Job Stress, Study Finds

Job stress increases the risk of heart disease, but living a healthy lifestyle can significantly reduce that risk, a new study says. Researchers examined data from more than 102,000 men and women, aged 17 to 70, in the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Sw
HealthDay [HealthScout]
added May 14, 2013 13:08
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[UK, California] BMJ: Non-smoking hotel rooms still expose occupants to tobacco smoke

Non-smokers should shun hotels operating partial smoking bans, advise authors Non-smoking rooms in hotels operating a partial smoking ban don’t protect their occupants from tobacco smoke, reveals research published online in Tobacco Control.
PoliticsHome (uk)
added May 14, 2013 12:19
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[UK] More litter being found on our beaches

the annual count of litter on UK beaches in the Marine Conservation Society's (MCS) Beachwatch Big Weekend showed. The rubbish from smoking also soared, with the number of cigarette butts doubling and litter including lighters and packets increasing by 9
ITV Network Limited (uk)
added May 14, 2013 12:17
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[UK] Tobacco move would save lives says MEP

The omission of new laws to standardise tobacco packaging from the Queen’s speech has come under attack from a Fylde MEP. Arlene McCarthy, who has championed the Smoke Free North West Campaign in Europe, said: “We have to call the Government’s commitmen
Blackpool Today (uk)
added May 14, 2013 12:16
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[UK] David Cameron's head of strategy sues Australian minister for libel

The case centres on a tweet in which Mike Kelly, now Australia's defence procurement minister, accused Crosby, who is Australian, and his colleagues in a lobbying firm of using "push polling", where an organisation attempts to influence or alter the view
The Observer (uk)
added May 13, 2013 14:46
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