More than 78 million cigarettes are smoked in England, Wales and Scotland every day, translating to about 900 being lit up every second, according to a new study from UCL researchers. The study, published in Nicotine & Tobacco Research and funded by Cancer Research UK, looked at monthly Smoking Toolkit Study data between 2022 and 2024 to calculate the most up-to-date smoking trends in Great Britain (that is, across England, Wales and Scotland). The research found that: There are stark