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In Brief: 27/04/2014
Survey shows big rise in electronic cigarette use; RMT holds last-ditch talks with London Underground to stop strikes; Government says Electoral Commission must be investigated over far-right 'Remember Lee Rigby' election slogan

SMOKING: The number of electronic cigarette smokers has tripled over the past two years with more than two million adults now regularly smoking them, a survey revealed yesterday.

Figures released by health charity Ash show that the number of adults in Britain using the devices rose from an estimated 700,000 in 2012 to 2.1 million this year.

Nearly two-thirds of users said they also smoked real cigarettes, with the other third being ex-smokers.

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