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It’s a plight that you can see (or rather, smell) everywhere: synthetic, sugary smoke that often permeates beer gardens and high streets. If you’ve missed out on this phenomenon (lucky you) then ...

The sale of disposable vapes will be banned in the United Kingdom from Sunday, as the country becomes the latest to tackle the “environmental nightmare” of the single-use devices. However, some ...

Disposable vapes were banned in the UK in June 2025. (Getty Images) Experts have issued a strong warning that vaping can leave young people with "irreversible" damage to their health, as evidence on ...

The environmental impact of disposable vapes is alarming, with millions ending up in landfills every week. But what if there was a way to mitigate this waste and create something useful in the process ...

A ban on disposable vapes is expected to come in across the UK as part of a broader clampdown on underage use of e-cigarettes. Rechargeable vaping systems will have to be sold in plainer packaging, ...

A nationwide shift is underway as Britain’s looming disposable vape ban halts the upward trend in e-cigarette use. This behavioral pivot, captured in a large-scale population study, shows how policy ...