Tobacco firm calls for tougher rules on vapes
BAT is the third-largest seller of vapes in the UK, according to market research firm NielsenIQ. It sells Rothmans and Lucky Strike cigarettes, and is the most successful of the big western tobacco companies when it comes to the UK's booming market for disposable vapes, thought to be worth at…#rothmans #luckystrike #elfbar #ske #asliertonguc #scotland #wales (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Jeremy Hunt ’s budget cuts spark fears of ‘existential threat’ to English councils
Jeremy Hunt has been warned he will trigger a fire sale of public assets, reduce councils to an emergency service and put the vulnerable at greater risk after an autumn statement pointing to a new wave of austerity. There will be a significant increase in the number of councils in effect…#jeremyhunt #scotland #wales #northernireland #bobneill #commons #nhs #nt #treasury #mellock (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 26, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Meet The Man With Your Scotch Whisky Dream Job
What is your dream job? Actor? DJ? Zookeeper? They all rank quite high on the list, when folks are asked. But if you’re a fan of sensational single malt, you’d happily take Ewan Morgan’s gig over starring in the latest Hollywood blockbuster. As the “Head of Whisky Outreach” for Diageo, he presides…#ewanmorgans #hollywood #scotland #ewanmorgan #em #virginiabeach #navyseals #machriehotel #lochindaal #islay (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
PopStroke Scottsdale Hosts Competitive Putting Finale
Teams and individuals competed for $60,000 in prize money. The list of notable Swedish exports is impressive: ABBA, IKEA, Volvo and now, the Swedish Putting Team, whose six members constitute a super group in the world of competitive putting. This smorgasbord of Swedes has been a fixture in the…#swedish #ikea #volvo #swedishputtingteam #swedes #competitive #tommorris #scotland #himalayas #jamesbarber (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - November 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medicinal leeches poised for comeback in Scottish Highlands
Project aims to release hundreds into lochs and streams after centuries of habitat loss and exploitationThe medicinal leech is one of nature ’s least loved hunters. Armed with three strong interlocking jaws and with a taste for blood, they will swim hungrily towards humans, deer or cattle that wander into their ponds to bathe, fish or drink.Yet this small predator is the focus of an unlikely reintroduction programme by conservationists working in a small laboratory deep in the Scottish Highlands, at a wildlife park best known for its polar bears, wildcats and wolves.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 24, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Severin Carrell Scotland editor Tags: Conservation Wildlife Scotland Environment UK news Source Type: news
