A mum feared she'd burn to death when her vape battery exploded 'like a firework' in her pocket - setting her puffer coat and ...

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Tourists in Mexico might want to avoid packing vapes, as the country is enforcing a ban on such devices, according to ...

Unlike other countries, personal use won't be ignored and visitors should expect their devices to be confiscated. Officials ...

Kerrie Roberts was sitting in her friend's car when she claims her rechargeable vape blew up in her coat pocket without ...

A Lancashire waste expert is calling for urgent public education to prevent people from throwing vapes in general rubbish, ...

In 2025 councils in the South East seized 556,368 illegal vaping products, up from 5,755 in 2021. The peak year for seizures came in 2023, when 1,539, 582 were made across Kent, Surrey and Sussex.

A mother-of-three feared that she would burn to death when her vape exploded in her coat pocket.

Penalties include confiscation of the item, fines up to $12,500, or even jail time after a new law went into effect Jan 17.

It will cost about £250,000 to replace the vehicle, North Warwickshire Borough Council says.

New Jersey's division of consumer affairs recently sent warning letters to nearly 11,000 businesses that were illegally selling flavored vapor products in the state, New Jersey Attorney General ...

Think vapes and hookah are safer than cigarettes? Doctors warn these smoking alternatives may seriously impact fertility in both men and women.