Carry on vaping, Angela Rayner: voters might just like you for it

With her eye on No 10, the former deputy PM is apparently shedding bad habits. But isn’t a proudly imperfect leader just what we need, asks Guardian columnist Zoe Williams

The Guardian
Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn that illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030 https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/philip-morris-uses-secret-senate-hearing-to-warn-tobacco-in-australia-could-wipe-out-legal-trade-by-2030
Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’ #auspol #auslaw #smoking #tobacco #health #interference
Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030

Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’

The Guardian

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Smoked Beef Brisket 🥩🔥

Low and slow brisket with deep smoky flavor—perfect for weekends and feeding a crowd.

#recipes #smokedbrisket #bbq #smoking #beefrecipes #comfortfood

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Smoked Beef Brisket

Smoked Beef Brisket is juicy, tender but chewy and a whole lot easier than folks lead on. Learn all about smoking the best beef brisket here.

Binky's Culinary Carnival

A longitudinal study of over 40,000 women over 30 years found that rheumatoid arthritis incidence increased with smoking and BMI, and decreased with number of pregnancies.

Summary: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-05-pregnancy-odds-rheumatoid-arthritis.html

The summary emphasizes pregnancy; the paper identifies other potential causes.

Original paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41927-026-00643-x

#Science #RheumatoidArthritis #Pregnancy #Smoking #BMI

Study finds pregnancy reduces odds of developing rheumatoid arthritis

Women who have given birth multiple times are less likely to develop rheumatoid arthritis, while no or fewer pregnancies was a risk factor along with obesity and smoking, a University of Queensland study has found.

Medical Xpress

Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030
By Tom McIlroy and Nino Bucci

Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/may/05/philip-morris-uses-secret-senate-hearing-to-warn-tobacco-in-australia-could-wipe-out-legal-trade-by-2030

#Health #Smoking #PhilipMorrisInternational #MarkButler #Tobaccoindustry #Australianews #TomMcIlroy #NinoBucci

Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030

Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’

The Guardian
Philip Morris uses secret Senate hearing to warn illegal tobacco in Australia could wipe out legal trade by 2030

Company pushes for lower excise and claims threats warrant secrecy, while critics say it has ‘no interest in public health or safety’

The Guardian

"Under a recently passed law, selling cigarettes to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009, will be illegal—in perpetuity. As long as the law is in effect, no one who is 17 or younger on New Year’s Day 2027 will ever be allowed to buy tobacco legally."

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/05/smoking-ban-uk-cigarettes/687050/

#PublicHealth #tobacco #smoking #cigarettes #ban #prohibition #UnitedKingdom

The End of Cigarettes Is Coming

The U.K. is phasing out smoking. How long will Americans tolerate tobacco—and other vices?

The Atlantic