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Plain packs – exploding the smuggling myth

A quarter of all cancer deaths are caused by smoking. Our research tells us that plain packaging will make cigarettes…

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Putting tobacco in plain packaging – what’s the evidence?

The idea that tobacco should be sold in plain packs without branding – but crucially with large health warnings –…

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Farewell to cigarette vending machines

If you go to the pub this weekend you might notice a slight difference – no more vending machines selling…

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Durham University should return British American Tobacco’s money

Durham University is facing protests after taking £125,000 from tobacco firm British American Tobacco (BAT) to help fund scholarships for…

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Tobacco shop displays to go, and plain packaging ‘on the table’

It’s the news we’ve been waiting for. Today, the Government has announced that displays of tobacco in shops will be…

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The Government needs to ban tobacco ‘powerwalls’ to protect the public’s health

Cancer Research UK and our supporters have long called for an end to ‘tobacco powerwalls’ in shops. The large brightly…

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Patrick Basham’s paper on tobacco displays doesn’t add up

Tobacco is responsible for more than a quarter of cancer deaths. Over the last year, we’ve been campaigning hard to…

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Finland removes displays of tobacco in shops as evidence mounts for UK action

In August, the Finnish President signed a new law to end the display of tobacco products in the country’s shops….

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