All Illicit Tobacco articles
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NewsFurther industry reaction to yesterday’s Tobacco & Vapes Bill decision
Further reaction to granting of Royal Assent for the Tobacco & Vapes Bill
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NewsTobacco & Vapes Bill gains Royal Assent
Industry reacts to news anyone born on or after 1 January 2009 can never legally be sold tobacco
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NewsOver half of Grimsby’s independent stores found selling illegal tobacco
A new operation found 61% of independent retailers it visited were selling illegal tobacco in Grimsby and Cleethorpes
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NewsBusiness costs and rising crime top of agenda for new ACS chief executive
New ACS chief executive Ed Woodall has outlined his priorities for the trade body as the convenience sector faces mounting challenges including rising costs, crime and rogue traders
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NewsTrade bodies react to BBC investigation into UK stores selling illegal drugs
Trade bodies respond to BBC investigation uncovering cannabis, cocaine and more being sold in convenience stores
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NewsIllegal vape seizures in Kent topped 170k in 2025
Kent was the county with the third highest illegal vape seizures last year
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NewsTobacco & Vapes Bill now just needs Royal Assent to become law
Yesterday saw the Tobacco & Vapes Bill return to the House of Lords for its final consideration
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NewsFed vice president calls for greater action on illicit tobacco at NCS 26 panel
Hemanshu Patel called on the Government for better resourcing for trading standards to tackle illicit tobacco
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NewsOver 200,000 illegal cigarettes seized in multi-agency operation in Cheshire
Multiple raids in Northwhich have uncovered stores selling illicit tobacco
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NewsShocking scale of UK’s illegal tobacco trade revealed - and where it occurs most
New insight reveals over 2,000 retailers sold non-duty-paid tobacco last year
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NewsJTI test purchasing reveals high illicit trade in Birmingham
Test purchasing carried out by JTI across Birmingham has revealed alarming levels of illegal tobacco sales, with nearly half of independent stores visited found to be selling illicit products, some for as little as £4
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NewsACS reiterates need for more support on stamping out black market products
MPs, retailers and industry groups have written to the Government, calling for action to tackle the UK’s black market
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NewsThree men arrested after 40,000 illegal cigarettes seized in Boston raids
Three men have been arrested after 40,000 illicit cigarettes were seized in Boston, Lincolnshire
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NewsA 20mg limit on nicotine pouches could help a smoke-free future
An online retailer has urged the Government to put a 20mg limit on nicotine pouches
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NewsGenerational smoking ban will ‘fuel booming illicit trade’, warns Dee Sedani
One Stop retailer Dee Sedani criticises the generation smoking ban, warning it will push tobacco products underground
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NewsCharities urge smokers to go smoke free after over a million quit in 2025
Health charities are urging smokers to join the smoke free generation as over a million quit in 2025
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NewsNine out of 10 retailers asked for illicit tobacco and vapes weekly
Almost nine out of 10 convenience retailers are regularly asked by customers if they stock illicit nicotine products
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NewsLords reject amendment to derail generational smoking ban
Peers rejected an amendment that would have replaced the generational smoking ban with raising the tobacco purchase age to 21
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NewsUndercover operation exposes brazen illicit tobacco market in Brighton
A covert investigation in Brighton and Hove has exposed a thriving black market for illicit tobacco
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NewsCampaign group urges peers to reject a generational smoking ban
Campaigners have urged peers to reject a generational ban on the sale of tobacco and instead raise the legal age of sale