vapes

Vapes to have less enticing names to protect children

Plans to stop vapes being marketed to children have been unveiled as part of a UK-wide consultation to introduce plain…

3 weeks ago

Why are disposable vapes being banned and how harmful is vaping?

Peter Dazeley/ Getty CreativeDisposable vapes have been found to damage the environmentFrom Sunday, it will be illegal for businesses to…

11 months ago

Disposable vapes ban begins but will teens quit?

The ban on the sale of single-use disposable vapes will come into force on Sunday across the UK, aimed at…

1 year ago

Disposable vapes ban unlikely to reduce appeal, says campaigner

Getty ImagesThe ban on single-use vapes is unlikely to reduce the appeal of e-cigarettes to teenagers because re-usable models are…

1 year ago

Why people are stockpiling ahead of disposable vapes ban

Ruth CleggHealth and wellbeing reporterCara HallinanCara is stockpiling ahead of the ban and says she is hoping to buy enough…

1 year ago

Millions of vapes seized in England as illegal trade targeted

Alix HattenstoneBBC News, EnglandBBCPaul Leighton, a senior Trading Standards officer, says illegal vapes are being supplied through "quite sophisticated networks"More…

1 year ago

Disposable vapes to be banned from June, says government

Disposable vapes are difficult to recycle and typically end up landfill, where their batteries can leak harmful waste like battery…

2 years ago

Protect children from vapes epidemic, doctors urge government

Although it was already illegal to sell any vape to anyone under 18, Prof David Strain, who chairs the BMA’s…

2 years ago

How a 14-year-old boy became addicted to Spice through vapes

What was actually in the vape was a synthetic cannabinoid, a lab-made drug, external intended to mimic the effects of…

2 years ago