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One investigation by trading standards officers found 50 per cent of young smokers had bought illegal cigarettes, and one 16-year-old told us he had bought them from an ice cream vendor

After smoking, alcohol is the second biggest preventable killer, said Lord Brooke of Alverthorpe, vice-chairman of the group on alcohol misuse, who added that the drinks industry holds too much sway over politics

Given the increased price and more limited availability of the format, the ratio of that scale is impressive

Previous research has shown that there is no safe level of smoking: the risk of heart disease and stroke is only about 50% lower in people who smoke one cigarette a day compared with those who smoke 20 cigarettes a day