Tobacco industry18 Oct 2024Tobacco firms to pay $23.6bn in proposed Canada settlementThe deal includes up to C$100,000 in compensation for some smokers and would resolve a decades-long legal fight with cigarette-makers.18 Oct 2024US & Canada18 Sep 2024Marlboro owner sells UK inhaler firm over backlashPhilip Morris International bought Vectura Group just three years ago in a deal worth more than £1bn.18 Sep 2024Business18 Apr 2024Give vape-addicted kids nicotine patches – reportUnderage vaping should be seen as a dependency issue, not pupil misconduct, say health officials.18 Apr 2024Wales14 Mar 2024Marlboro firm sells $2.2bn stake in Bud Light ownerBud Light sales were hit after a US boycott over its work with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney.14 Mar 2024Business6 Dec 2023Tobacco giant sees sunset for US cigarette businessBritish American Tobacco said it could no longer value the business as if it had an infinite life.6 Dec 2023Business5 Oct 2023Prof Sir Chris Whitty backs tobacco phase-out planThe chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate to stop smoking.5 Oct 2023UK25 Aug 2023Vape giant’s Insta giveaway had no age verificationUK's second-biggest vape company, Chinese-owned SKE, has since deleted some social media accounts.25 Aug 2023Business25 Apr 2023Tobacco giant to pay $635m for selling to North KoreaBritish American Tobacco says it regrets violating sanctions by selling to Pyongyang from 2007 and 2017.25 Apr 2023US & Canada15 Mar 2023Cost of packet of cigarettes up but pints go downDuty for draught pints is frozen but the average price of a pack of 20 cigarettes rises to £14.39.15 Mar 2023UK
