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Albanese government to raise tobacco tax by 5% a year to make smoking ‘more unattractive’

Health minister announces new tax measures shortly after revealing sweeping reforms to crack down on vaping

The Guardian - AU

Tobacco tax hiked to stamp out vaping and smoking

Revenue from a federal budget hike in tobacco taxes will go towards programs to reduce smoking rates and vaping.

The New Daily

Vapes to be banned for recreational use, 'pharmaceutical' packaging to be required under crackdown

Health Minister Mark Butler is addressing the National Press Club, where he is detailing a ban on the sale of all disposable vapes, strict new controls on prescription products, and reforms to Medicare.

ABC News

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Australia to ban non-prescription vapes in biggest smoking reforms in a decade

Quality standards to be introduced on products to tackle youth vaping, including restricting flavours, colours and other ingredients

The Guardian - AU

Albanese government launches war on vaping, declaring it the 'number-one behavioural issue in high schools'

The federal government is declaring war on vaping, announcing measures to stamp out its recreational use – especially among the young – including by stronger legislation and enforcement action.

The Conversation

Met Gala 2024: 5 weird rules guests must follow at annual fashion spectacle

This year’s Met Gala will be on Monday 6 May

The Independent UK

Met Gala 2023 rules - Parsley ban and why Kylie Jenner was almost blacklisted

The Met Gala is fashion's biggest night out of the year, but there are some very strict rules guests must follow if they want to be invited back to the star-studded event

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Met Gala 2023: 5 weird rules guests must follow at annual fashion spectacle

This year’s Met Gala will be on Monday 1 May

The Independent UK

Steven Crowder seen abusing pregnant wife on Ring video after blaming her for divorce

The shocking video shows Youtuber Steven Crowder sitting smoking as he repeatedly forbids his heavily pregnant wife from taking the car, saying that if she did he would not be able to go to the gym, see his parents or his friends.

Daily Mirror

I used to smoke 40 cigarettes a day and my family were worried I wouldn't live past 30 - now I'm a 'totally different man'

Ashley will run the Rob Burrow Leeds Marathon in May after losing seven stone and transforming his life

Leeds Live

‘Fake £10 notes with smoking Queen sent to police in terror plot’

Fake banknotes depicting the late Queen Elizabeth II smoking drugs and bags of sugar were sent to a series of police stations in an alleged terror campaign, a court has heard.

Evening Standard

US adult cigarette smoking rate hits new all-time low

U.S. adults are smoking less

The Independent UK

Weber Lumin Compact review: a top portable electric grill that sears, smokes & steams

The new Weber Lumin Compact electric tabletop barbecue delivers great food in a number of imaginative ways

Lawyer claims 'smoking gun proof' Ed Sheeran copied song

A lawyer for the heirs of Marvin Gaye's co-writer of the song “Let's Get It On” says he has “smoking gun” proof that Ed Sheeran's “Thinking Out Loud” violates the copyright of the soul classic

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The Conversation

Researchers discover 18th-century clay tobacco pipes were used as weapons and surgical tools

Tobacco pipes were one of the first mass-produced, disposable objects in Britain. Through contact with indigenous peoples of the Americas, tobacco pipes and tobacco were introduced to Europe as early as the 16th century, but had been used in the Americas for centuries before this.

The Conversation

UK plan to encourage smokers to take up vaping means swapping one health risk with another

The UK government set out ambitious plans in 2019 to make England smoke free by 2030. To achieve this, they recently announced plans to offer free vape starter kits to one million smokers in a bid to help them quit.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Thanks to Diane Abbott, Keir Starmer now faces a decision he must not duck

Whatever happens next, Sir Keir Starmer will be remembered as a historically consequential Labour leader. In April 2020, he inherited a smoking ruin of a party that had suffered its worst election defeat since 1935, wrecked by Jeremy Corbyn’s disastrous leadership and stained by anti-Semitism. Three years on and, quite…

The Independent UK

Ted Cruz mocked for saying smoking is ‘your damn choice’: ‘Now do uteruses’

The Texas Senator is advocating for people’s choice to smoke while blocking access to abortion

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Bangkok Post

Khao San '420' parties cancelled

The “420” weed parties planned for Khao San Road on Thursday were cancelled and are expected to be postponed until after the general election, after critics pointed out that smoking marijuana in public places is still illegal.

AAP

Smoking can make lung tumours more resistant: study

Understanding the differences in how tumours evolve in smokers and non-smokers is vital to improving treatment, researchers say.

Bangkok Post

‘420’ parties on Khao San up in smoke

The Guardian - UK

Michael Gove has taxpayer-funded smoking hut on roof of his office

Den was built for levelling up secretary after he was heckled in street and targeted by terrorist

Cinemablend

The Best Guy Ritchie Movies And Where To Watch Them

Here's how to find our favorite great Guy Ritchie movies on streaming right now.

ABC News

Thousands of flying foxes invade Queensland's Collinsville, driving locals out of their yards

The flying foxes are not picky about where they go to the loo. Giant inflatable people with wavy arms are doing little to scare the creatures, and fed-up residents say attempts to smoke them out are achieving only limited success.

The Independent UK

Experts call for tobacco levy to help nation become smoke-free

The Government’s current plans are ‘nowhere near enough’, a letter signed by health charities and medical Royal Colleges says.

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