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Move to divest some of cigarette maker’s stake in Indian conglomerate lays ground to resume share buybacks
The growth potential of alternative nicotine delivery products appears limited
Government will restrict flavours and require plain packaging so products do not appeal to children
Company’s trading update on Wednesday cast its traditional business in poor light
Company is worst performer on FTSE 100 as economy and quitting smokers deal blow to balance sheet
BAT subsidiary to challenge regulator’s move against products popular with underage vapers
However the good news for the big cigarette makers is that Britain is only a small market
Policy welcomed by health charities but triggers outcry from Tories who claim policy restricts personal freedoms
Prime minister’s latest effort to tackle falling ratings could trigger party backlash
Boats of contraband cigarettes are major irritant as British territory hangs in post-Brexit limbo
The big companies are only bit players in disposables, but there is also wider scrutiny of cigarette alternatives
Group becomes latest company to part ways with country following its invasion of Ukraine
Disposable vapes are becoming the near-perfect product: cheap, addictive and available everywhere. What will that mean for our kids?
Tadeu Marroco admits there are issues such as underage use as many countries adopt tougher stance on e-cigarettes
Group aims to speed transition to products such as vapes and spur US growth
Marketing attractive nicotine products to children risks a whole generation’s health
The tobacco company can justifiably claim expertise in developing alternative products that smokers will actually try
Jacek Olczak argues that shift away from cigarettes should prompt a rethink after wave of exclusionary policies
Cigarette maker launched £2bn stock repurchase programme in 2022 but opted not to renew it this year
Surprise reshuffle comes after the group paid a penalty to US authorities over North Korean sanctions violations
Change comes after tobacco group was fined $635mn last month over North Korean sanctions violations
As underage use surges, e-cigarettes should be tightly controlled but not banned
The UK company paid the US justice department’s biggest penalty for violating sanctions on Pyongyang
Subsidiary of world’s second-biggest tobacco group enters guilty plea in US
One in seven teens now engage in the practice as pressure mounts on government to clamp down on sale of e-cigarettes
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