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16th April 2024 | By Makenna Ali

PM Rishi Sunak faces backlash amidst plan to create a ‘smokefree generation’

Rishi Sunak’s bill to ban smoking of tobacco and vapes long term faces backlash and opposition from Manchester's young people

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12th December 2018 | By Sian McGuinness

Immigration arrests made at Rusholme shisha café as police tackle indoor smoking

Three people have been arrested by immigration officials at a shisha café as police tackle the issue of indoor smoking.   The arrests were made at the...

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13th November 2018 | By Farhad Hussain

Campaign aims to persuade people to stop smoking and start vaping

Stop Smoking Start Vaping is a campaign designed for people to put an end to using cigarettes and start using electronic cigarettes, better known as vaping....

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17th October 2018 | By Danielle Wroe

Canada becomes second country to legalise recreational marijuana: will Britain be next?

The first recreational cannabis was legally purchased on the Eastern Island of Newfoundland in Canada at midnight on Wednesday.  Hundreds queued in the hope they could...

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2nd March 2018 | By Danielle Kenneally

One hour smoking shisha is equivalent to 100 cigarettes, warns government health officials

Studies show that one hour of smoking shisha – or hookah as it is more commonly known – can be as damaging to your health...