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Events arm of Economist group to stop signing tobacco sponsorship deals

Move signals change of policy that was causing health groups to withdraw from conferences and disquiet within media brand

The Guardian - UK

‘Crisis issue’: the unease at Economist over parent group’s tobacco links

Paid-for editorial content and event sponsorship at Economist Impact division is fuelling a growing backlash

The Guardian - UK

Inside the bitter battle tearing one of London's richest families apart

Warring heirs and a cross-continent litigation conflict — Jonathan Prynn reports on the extraordinary legal war dividing one of London’s richest families

Evening Standard

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Barely Used Lucid Air EVs Are Selling For Less Than Half Original MSRP

Some of the cars that are up for sale on the used market didn’t even go in for their first service because of the low mileage.

InsideEVs

Revealed: how Sunak dropped smoking ban amid lobbying from tobacco firms

Investigation details industry campaign including legal threats and charm offensive aimed at Tory MPs

The Guardian - UK

BAT subsidiary lobbies Pakistan to allow export of cigarettes to Sudan

Exclusive: critics brand British American Tobacco’s plan to ‘flood a country in crisis with cheap cigarettes’ as ‘beyond shameful’

The Guardian - UK

The best new rock songs you need to hear right now, including Tyler Bryant, The Lemon Twigs, Joanne Shaw Taylor and more

Eight potent rock'n'roll cocktails from this week's packed liquor cabinet of life

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Morning Mail: what Sam Kerr allegedly said to police, tobacco giant’s $55,000 donation, Nikki Haley quits race

Matildas captain allegedly called British officer a ‘stupid white bastard’ in taxi row; first donation by BAT for 13 years came amid vaping crackdown

The Guardian - AU

‘All good to take to school?’: Australian influencers promote flavoured nicotine pouches to vape-addicted youths

Exclusive: TikTok users and Australian websites promote likely harmful products as a way to quit vaping – but TGA warns they can only be supplied with a prescription

The Guardian - AU

How British American Tobacco lobbied Kenya to water down nicotine pouch warnings

Exclusive: tobacco giant said it would pull investment from a Nairobi factory if its request for smaller health labels was not met, leaked documents show

The Guardian - UK

Australian students handed ‘wellbeing shots’ made by subsidiary of British American Tobacco – as experts fear new front in health wars

Experts say tobacco companies are turning to the booming wellness industry as a way of normalising more harmful products, and that some brands obscure or hide their ownership

The Guardian - AU

Footsie turns 40: FTSE 100’s rise, rise and stagnation over four decades

The index grabbed attention from the start, but shows its age as 21st-century tech stocks go elsewhere

The Guardian - UK

Millions of young people exposed to vape posts online, charity says

Report claims posts promoting smoking alternatives have been viewed more than 3.4bn times across social media

The Guardian - UK

BAT takes £25bn charge on US cigarette brands

The Dunhill and Lucky Strike firm saw shares slide in early trading as a result

Evening Standard

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FTSE 100 Live: Tobacco giant in £25bn write-down, TUI plans LSE exit

Lucky Strike owner BAT’s £25 billion valuation write-down in readiness for a “smokeless world” today triggered a big slide for its shares.

Total Film

New animated Batman movie channels Home Alone and sees the Joker go full Grinch in first trailer

This looks like one wild Christmas movie

The Guardian - AU

Australia breaches WHO treaty with carbon neutral certification of big tobacco company

Endorsement of British American Tobacco by Climate Active was revoked after complaint was made, FoI documents show

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices tumble 4.6% in year to August; pound at lowest since June – as it happened

UK house prices are falling at fastest pace since 2009 on annual basis, reports Halifax, down in every region

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The Guardian - UK

British American Tobacco to end sales in Russia within a month

London-based company says it has agreed to sell Russian and Belarusian businesses, 18 months after initial decision to withdraw

Newslaundry

How Dainik Jagran manufactured a ‘surgical strike’ by the Indian army in PoK

Hindi daily Dainik Jagran seemed to have the story of the year in its Tuesday morning edition. The headline of its lead story on the front page screamed “Bharat ne Pakistan par fir ki surgical strike”, translating to India unleashes surgical strike again on Pakistan.

The Guardian - UK

Influencers and freebies: Big Tobacco’s push to sell nicotine pouches in UK

Health experts raise concerns over marketing for flavoured oral sachets that can legally be sold to under-18s

Evening Standard

New British American Tobacco boss Tadeu Marroco starts with major shake-up of board

Marroco said: “This refreshed Management Board structure is critical to my commitment to build a progressive and agile organisation”

The Guardian - UK

Instagram influencers advertising nicotine products to young people, charity warns

Highly addictive Velo nicotine pouches being pushed by British American Tobacco

Reuters

Big Tobacco faces big EU counterfeit problem

Spanish police raided three clandestine tobacco factories early this year, seizing nearly 40 million euros ($44 million) worth of tobacco leaf and illicit cigarettes.

Evening Standard

Top level shake-up at tobacco giant BAT as it pivots to vaping

CEO Jack Bowles out abruptly at Dunhill owner

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