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An ancient crypt, believed to date back to the 14th century, has been discovered under a vape shop in Kent. Sam Jessop - store manager at the Evapo shop and accidental Indiana Jones - said he stumbled across the chamber while trying to take a gas reading in the basement. He said: “You would’ve thought you’d just walked into a church… how could this possibly still have been here without anyone truly knowing the significance to the local community?” History buff Simon White said the ‘spooky and atmospheric’ crypt demonstrates that most of the area’s past is ‘buried under the streets’.

YOU CAN’T Vape HERE

Policymakers in Georgia are discussing a bill that would see vaping in enclosed public spaces treated as a misdemeanour. According to a report from Georgia Public Broadcasting, the bill is expected to match existing laws against smoking and could mean those charged might face fines between $100 and $500. Republican Senator Chuck Hufstetler suggested that vapes release aerosols that contain ‘ultra-fine particles’ and ‘low levels of toxins’ and that they pose ‘some health risk’ to bystanders. The UK’s National Health Service says the limited available evidence indicates ‘any risks from passive vaping is small relative to tobacco cigarettes’.

IT’S Like BURNING MONEY

Smokers in the UK are bracing for a blow to their bank accounts as experts predict the biggest hike in tobacco duty ever is right around the corner. Some reports suggest the average price of

NINETEEN VAPE-TY Four

George Orwell’s ‘1984’ is upon us! This warning came from harm reduction advocates talking about the current state of tobacco control. The alarming caution came from Charles A. Gardner, who pointed out messaging around vaping emulates the ‘newspeak’ seen in Orwell’s sci-fi novel. He said: “In the field of tobacco control; a 50 percent drop in teen use is ‘epidemic’, companies that seek to kill cigarettes are ‘big tobacco’ and liquid aerosol (vapor) is ‘smoke’.” For those who don’t know, ‘newspeak’ is a language used by totalitarian powers that sees the meaning of words and terms inverted to influence the masses.

12.7% cigarettes could increase by 12.7 percent this March to keep in line with the Retail Price Index. This bump, combined with an additional two percent applied to tobacco products, could see the average cost of a pack of 20 go up by £1.15.