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Smoking and drinking alcohol cause almost half of all cancer deaths, study finds

Between 2010 and 2019, cancer deaths due to risk factors rose by 20.4% globally, increasing from 3.7 million to 4.45 million.

The Independent UK

Almost half of UK cancer deaths caused by risks like smoking and drinking

The national statistic is higher than the global average

Wales Online

Nearly half of cancer deaths due to risk factors like smoking and drinking

The cancer study looked at 34 risk factors and found UK cancer deaths to be above the global average.

Daily Record

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A Century-Old British Pub Rebuilt At A Museum

Visitors can now enjoy an ale in the public bar, retire to the smoking room with a bag of pork rinds, or enjoy a game of dominoes.

Zenger

Cigarette butts: how the no 1 most littered objects are choking our coasts

An estimated 4.5tn tobacco filters are littered each year and many end up in oceans with deadly consequences

The Guardian - UK

Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand, says health minister

Thailand's health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.

Reuters

Pot-smoking tourists not welcome in Thailand: health minister Anutin

Thailand’s health minister on Wednesday discouraged tourists from visiting the country only to smoke weed, just two months after new laws were passed that have largely decriminalised the drug.

Bangkok Post

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‘Amazing’ moment high school footballers pulled woman from her smoking car wreck

“These kids really did run right into danger and ... helped a lady out of a car that could have caught fire,” coach says

The Independent UK

Cancer experts ask Victorian MPs to ban smoking in Crown casino’s high-roller rooms

Crown was exempted from smoking bans more than 15 years ago, but health advocates say the royal commission response is a chance to close the loophole

The Guardian - AU

Stringer among friends in night of vivid story-telling

FOR all intents and purposes Liz Stringer could have been playing in her lounge room to a group of her closest friends. Stringer has always been a warm and engaging performer. She's never been hung up with creative pretension. The stories she spins are lived experiences - which many of…

Newcastle Herald

Gurugram-based vlogger booked for drink-on-road stunt in Uttarakhand

A Gurugram-based vlogger's social media antics - videos show him lighting up on a plane and drinking in the middle of a road - have drawn outrage after they recently came to the notice of a wider audience, beyond his considerable following, and led to a police case against him…

The Times of India

Video of man smoking inside plane goes viral

Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia orders probe

The Hindu

Nicotine Patches, Nasal Sprays May Reduce Alcohol Consumption

Nicotine patches, gums and nasal sprays prescribed to stop people smoking may also help them cut down on alcohol, suggests a new study.

Zenger

Video of passenger smoking in SpiceJet flight goes viral; Scindia orders probe

The video shows a man lying down on passenger seats and lighting a cigarette and smoking it while posing for the camera

The Hindu

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The Conversation

Cigarette advertising aggressively targets kids in low- and middle-income countries, a new study finds

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Wales Online

Rugby player captured smoking a cigarette in the middle of a match

Hundreds of thousands of people have been amused by the video in the past few days

Manchester Evening News

Police find machetes in raid on 'rowdy' house party after guests seen taking drugs and urinating in street

Neighbours said guests were urinating in the street, smoking drugs and blocking the road

The Hindu

Savara heartland battling with oral cancer

Women are believed to be most affected by reverse smoking

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The Hindu

Early detection of cancer increases chances of cure

Incidence of cervical cancer is more among women in rural areas of North Andhra and breast cancer in Visakhapatnam region, says expert

Daily Mirror

Conor McGregor admits he has "the munchies" in rambling "Big Blunts" post

McGregor has been spotted in a number of luxury holiday destinations including Ibiza in recent weeks, and has claimed he has the "munchies" in his latest post of him smoking a "big blunt" which has since been deleted

The Conversation

The US government’s call for deep nicotine reduction in cigarettes could save millions of lives – an expert who studies tobacco addiction explains

The cigarette is the only legal consumer product that – when used as intended – causes the premature death of half of long-term users.

Dynamite News

Older age and smoking are crucial risk factors for getting any cancer, reveals a study

The authors studied 429,991 participants in the United States with no prior personal history of cancer and followed for cancer for up to five years. Read futher on Dynamite News:

The Guardian - UK

Hodgkinson knew Toone would become England star after ‘smoking’ boys’ team

Britain’s 800m world silver medallist Keely Hodgkinson says she always knew her schoolmate Ella Toone would become an England star

Daily Record

Mobility charity sign up to help create smoke-free generation

They've signed up to a charter that will see them trained in how to advise people about quitting the habit.

Nottingham Post

Should workers who take cigarette breaks have it docked from their pay?

Smoking is much less popular than it used to be as attitudes towards it have changed over time

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