Tobacco industry

A Hounslow Council officer says shop owners are using group chats to warn each other of raids.

Police say it is part of a wider operation to target money laundering and dismantle criminal groups.

A large cache of illegal vapes and tobacco are found in secret compartments beneath a hydraulic lift.

The British American Tobacco boss calls for more advertising and regulation for the vaping industry.

Around 2.7 million non-UK duty paid cigarettes were discovered during a search in Camlough, near Newry

Salt's Tobacconists will shut its doors on 29 March, having traded in the city since 1916.

The deal includes up to C$100,000 in compensation for some smokers and would resolve a decades-long legal fight with cigarette-makers.