VAT is applied after tobacco duty, so, for example, the price of a packet of 20 cigarettes currently reflects the pre-tax ...

Some scientists have had it up to here with cigarette butts, particularly those from cigarettes with filtered plastic tips. In a new op-ed this week, researchers have called for a global ban of ...

Compared with filtered cigarettes, unfiltered cigarettes are associated with an increased risk of lung cancer, lung cancer death, and death from any cause. Although marketed as a safer alternative, ...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the latest changes to the price of cigarettes, cigars, tobacco and other smoking ...

The number of adults using e-cigarettes or vapes has exceeded the number of cigarette smokers in the UK for the first time, according to figures released on Nov 4, 2025, from the Office for National ...

Women's longevity is slightly more affected by a single cigarette than men It was commissioned by the UK's Department for Health and Social Care The data noted some smokers living long, healthy lives ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

We conducted a double-blind, parallel, randomized clinical trial between June 2013 and July 2014 at 10 sites. Eligibility criteria included an age of 18 years or older, smoking of five or more ...

Smokers puff over 78million cigarettes every single day in the UK, concerning research has suggested. Studies have long shown smoking rates across Britain as a whole have crashed to an all-time low.

Note: This virtual cigarette does not represent a particular brand but describes the structure of many of the most popular brands of cigarettes on the market. Only a portion of the tobacco inside a ...