The High Court in London has denied a change in the law over cigarette packets. The tobacco industry’s attempt to change cigarette packets was rejected last...
Leading insurance company, Axa, is to stop investing in the tobacco industry. The French insurer has a staggering €1.7 billion investment in the industry, but it...
Cynthia Robinson, who lost her husband in 1998 to lung cancer, has been awarded $23.6 billion (£13.4bn) in punitive damages after launching a lawsuit against R.J....
The Australian government has recently announced a 15% reduction in the amount of people smoking, as recent policy measures enforce plain cigarette packaging laws. Figures show...
American Reynolds and Lorillard are in ongoing talks this week regarding a merger that would redefine big tobacco as a global industry. The move, which would...
More than 100 leading public health specialists from around the world have signed a letter to the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO), urging for...
Public Health England (PHE) has said there is “substantial and compelling evidence” to support the introduction of standardised cigarette packaging, whilst responding to an independent review....
Hertfordshire county council is at a “very real risk of legal challenge” after it launched a campaign to get people to quit smoking, while investing £24m...
Comic Relief has come under fire after it emerged that it has been investing in funds that support tobacco, chemicals and arms firms. The charity, which...
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham has demanded answers over Lynton Crosby’s contact with the ministers who made the decision to shelve plans for standardised cigarette packaging....