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Leading supermarkets ramp up battle for grocery market share
19+ hour, 26+ min ago (483+ words) Supermarkets are ramping up pricing and loyalty strategies as competition for grocery customers intensifies across the UK. Britain's biggest supermarkets are ramping up their battle for grocery market share, as Tesco reveals aim for achieveing 30 per cent market share, Marks…...
Goverment urged to extend proposed smoking bans to all children's playgrounds to ensure consistency
20+ hour, 32+ min ago (313+ words) Government Urged to Toughen Playground Smoking Rules The Local Government Association (LGA) today (May 16) has urged the Government to extend proposed smoking and vaping bans to cover all children's playgrounds to protect children from harmful tobacco and vape exposure. In…...
Super Valu and Centra Hit Record Cancer Charity Total
22+ hour, 41+ min ago (436+ words) Super Valu and Centra raised a record-breaking "253, 000 for Action Cancer in 2025 Musgrave NI convenience brands Super Valu and Centra have raised a record "253, 000 for charity partner Action Cancer in 2025, taking their total fundraising contribution to more than "4. 25 million since the…...
Hampshire Crackdown Seizes Illegal Vapes and Tobacco
23+ hour, 23+ min ago (361+ words) Detection dog George alongside seized illegal vapes and tobacco Hampshire County Council has seized illegal vapes, cigarettes and hand-rolling tobacco with a total estimated value of almost "9, 000. Trading Standards officers, working alongside Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary, carried out inspections…...
CTSI Launches Retail Webinar on Tobacco and Vape Rules
1+ day, 18+ hour ago (210+ words) Chartered Trading Standards Institute is set to host a free webinar for businesses on the implications of the new Tobacco and Vapes Act 2026, which became law on 29 April. The online session will take place on 26 June from 11: 30am to 1pm via Microsoft…...
Swansea shoplifter jailed after targeting multiple convenience stores
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (323+ words) A shoplifting spree targeting convenience stores in Swansea has resulted in a custodial sentence for the offender. A prolific shoplifter from Swansea has been jailed after targeting numerous businesses in the local area. 47-year-old Richard Wolsey, of no fixed abode,…...
WHO Faces Backlash Over Nicotine Pouch Claims
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (470+ words) Campaigners and public health voices are clashing over the WHO's latest comments on nicotine pouch regulation. Consumer and harm reduction groups have hit back at the World Health Organization's latest report on nicotine pouches, accusing the global health body of…...
Calls raised for coordinated action across food system to tackle obesity
2+ day, 14+ hour ago (341+ words) With obesity rates continuing to rise across the UK, a new report from IGD is urging the grocery industry to play a bigger role in making healthier diets more accessible and affordable. 30% of UK adults are now affected, while more…...
Experts Seek Balanced Approach to Nicotine Pouch Rules
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (503+ words) Public health experts have pushed back against elements of the World Health Organisation's latest report on nicotine pouches, arguing that while tighter regulation is needed to protect young people, the products may still have a role in tobacco harm reduction…...
WHO Pushes for Tougher Nicotine Pouch Regulations
2+ day, 19+ hour ago (572+ words) The World Health Organisation issued a strong warning Friday over the rapid global expansion of nicotine pouch products, decrying the tobacco industry's "aggressive" marketing tactics to hook young people. Nicotine pouches, which are small sachets placed between the gum and…...