Daily roundup: More than 2,500 people caught vaping in first quarter of 2026 — and other top stories today

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A daily news roundup covering vaping enforcement, personal stories, social media incidents, and a local business closure.

Summary

This daily news roundup highlights several key stories, led by the report that approximately 2,590 people were caught using vaporizers and penalized by health authorities during the first quarter of 2026. The report also notes that stricter penalties for vape users, sellers, and smugglers will take effect from May 1.

Other featured stories include Chen Hanwei's personal account of discovering his adoption, a viral incident involving a woman behaving aggressively toward a TikTok user while feeding birds, and the announcement that the Singaporean lifestyle store Papermarket will close its doors after 20 years of operation.

(Source:Asiaone)

News-Medical

E-cigarette flavors and device type drive the biological effects of vaping

Newsbreak

Four years after a veto, Alaska lawmakers approve the state's first vape tax

WOWK 13 News

How a new West Virginia law will change how vape shops operate

The Manila Times

DOH tightens vape rules while awaiting total ban

Free Malaysia Today

Health ministry moves to block 4 websites selling vape products online

Mail Online

Britain's disposable vape ban was a FAILURE: Experts reveal how millions of e-cigarettes still plague the waste system - one year after they were prohibited

Anadolu Agency

Disposable vape use falls sharply in UK one year after ban: Report

Postandcourier

FDA shakeup appears to reward Big Tobacco in loosening vape regulations

Allafrica Tanzania

South Africa: SA's Double Defeat - - Smoking Up, Vaping Left Unchecked

Metro

How your old fave Watermelon Ice vape became a secret weapon on the battlefield

Diss Mercury

Government urged to crack down on cheap vapes circumventing single-use ban

South Tahoe Now

South Lake Tahoe City Council: Snow removal, nuisance buildings, regulation of tobacco and vaping businesses

Menafn

UK Reports Sharp Drop in Disposable Vape Use After Ban

247news.com.pk

Pakistan Launches First Nationwide Vaping Survey

Daily Maverick

SA sees rising smoking and vaping rates

Times Now

World No Tobacco Day: Is Vaping Really Safer Than Smoking?

Firstpost

Doctor explains: Why the illusion of ‘safe nicotine’ is fuelling a new youth addiction crisis

Malay Mail

Nine times more likely than adults: CAP warns Malaysia is losing a generation to vaping

Stwnewspress

LIVE WELL: Tobacco Helpline launches 1st testimonial focused on vaping

GB News

Labour lets hundreds of vape shops, newsagents and barber shops hire migrants while Britain's youths go jobless

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