• Policy & Insight

Tackling smoking isn’t an affront to personal freedom – it's a defence against deadly addiction

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill isn't about removing liberties - it's a defence against tobacco, which strips people of real choice after the first cigarette is lit. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill isn't about removing liberties - it's a defence against tobacco, which strips people of real choice after the first cigarette is lit.

27 April 2026

• Health & Medicine

Busting the myths around the Tobacco and Vapes Bill

We’re answering the biggest questions around the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which is now set to create the UK's first ever smokefree generation. We’re answering the biggest questions around the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which is now set to create the UK's first ever smokefree generation.

22 April 2026

• Health & Medicine

Weight loss drugs and cancer: what we know so far

There’s a lot of evidence that weight loss drugs can help people reach a healthy weight, but does that mean they can help prevent cancer? There’s a lot of evidence that weight loss drugs can help people reach a healthy weight, but does that mean they can help prevent cancer?

5 February 2026

• Health & Medicine

Main carrot energy: how vegetables became the stars of our plates

Vegetables definitely play a leading role in a healthy balanced diet - but their star quality wasn't always recognised. We're retracing their journey to the top. Vegetables definitely play a leading role in a healthy balanced diet - but their star quality wasn't always recognised. We're retracing their journey to the top.

19 January 2026

• Health & Medicine

Ultra-processed foods and bowel polyps – what can the latest study tell us about bowel health?

We take a closer look at what the latest analysis from Cancer Grand Challenges team PROSPECT team tells us about UPFs and bowel polyps in under-50s. We take a closer look at what the latest analysis from Cancer Grand Challenges team PROSPECT team tells us about UPFs and bowel polyps in under-50s.

13 November 2025

• Health & Medicine

Junk food is flooding young people’s social feeds

New research reveals the scale of junk food promotion on social media, and the urgent need to protect young people online. New research reveals the scale of junk food promotion on social media, and the urgent need to protect young people online.

19 August 2025

• Health & Medicine

More work to do: Britons still smoke over 78 million cigarettes a day

A total of around 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain every year, according to our latest study on smoking trends. A total of around 28.6 billion cigarettes are smoked in Britain every year, according to our latest study on smoking trends.

18 July 2025