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London stocks finish first week of 2025 weaker
03 Jan 2025 18:57 GMT
… alongside crude prices
On London’s equity markets airline stocks fell sharply … worst performers after Bank of England data showed a surprise … SMT) 971.40p 1.02%
British Land Company (BLND) 362.40p 0 … 5,255.00p 0.86%
British American Tobacco (BATS) 2,973.00p …
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Put cigarette-style cancer warnings on alcohol, says US surgeon-general
03 Jan 2025 19:49 GMT
… warnings to packs of cigarettes, citing figures that show …
Under UK law, food, non-alcoholic drinks and cigarettes must … cancer in America, after tobacco and obesity.
Some oft … industry, which has previously claimed health warnings would harm business. …
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13 new laws coming to UK in 2025 from TV adverts to passports and childcare
03 Jan 2025 17:03 GMT
… advertising on your TV screens, smoking and more. Thankfully, there is … . READ MORE All parts of England that WON'T see … ; Single use vape ban and tobacco and vapes bill Health, waste … the problems in the vaping market and is backed by the …
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Smartwatch Technology Helps People Quit Smoking, New Study Finds
03 Jan 2025 16:36 GMT
The researchers tested a smartwatch fitted with a custom app which used the smartwatch’s in-built motion sensors to detect typical smoking movements. The results, published in JMIR Formative Research, showed the technology has the potential to help over …
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'We arrived four hours early to see London NYE fireworks - it was a waste of time'
03 Jan 2025 15:05 GMT
… secure a prime spot on London’s Southwark Bridge to … London Eye, where the fireworks were launched from.
Fahim, a digital marketer …
Fahim said: “There were people smoking, drinking and some seemed to … last time attempting to see London’s famous fireworks.
He …
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US surgeon general says alcohol causes cancer — and needs a warning label like cigarettes
03 Jan 2025 14:25 GMT
… aware of the links between smoking cigarettes and cancer, according to … in the US, after tobacco and obesity.
Research has … policy, treatment, and prevalence, told Business Insider that there is a … and Sussex Medical School, UK, who researches alcohol use …
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Airlines, miners push markets into the red
03 Jan 2025 12:24 GMT
… consumer credit figures in the UK and the ISM manufacturing index … Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown. "A … American among the heaviest fallers.
Market Movers
FTSE 100 (UKX) … 2,547.00p 0.79%
British American Tobacco (BATS) 2,966.00p …
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Scottish Greens call for ‘robust licensing system’ for tobacco and vapes
03 Jan 2025 09:11 GMT
In the case of the Horizon Shortfall Scheme, 14 per cent of those who applied before the original 2020 deadline have still not settled their claims.
The Committee found that the “schemes are so poorly designed that the application process is akin to a …
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Smartwatch app could help people quit smoking
03 Jan 2025 08:55 GMT
… in cigarette smokers. If the app detects a person is smoking, … the most comprehensive Company Profiles
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New Study Reveals Dangers Of Smoking Heavy On Women Than Men
03 Jan 2025 08:23 GMT
The next time you light a cigarette, consider this: according to a recent study conducted at University College London (UCL), men lose an average of 17 minutes of life with each cigarette, while women lose 22 minutes. This new research highlights the …