TWO ads for Imperial Tobacco's Rizla cigarette rolling papers have been banned for appealing to under-18s and suggesting that smoking is safe.

Vape sales spike for Rizla and Golden Virginia maker Imperial Brands - Sales of alternative smoking products rose 26% last year, as tobacco giants increasingly pivot to e-cigarettes.

Two ads for Imperial Tobacco’s Rizla cigarette rolling papers have been banned for appealing to under 18s and suggesting that smoking is safe.

The Advertising Standards Agency (ASA) banned two of Imperial Tobacco's adverts for Rizla cigarette rolling papers for appealing to under-18s and suggesting smoking is safe.

Imperial Brands, which owns Rizla rolling paper and the Davidoff cigarette brand, on Thursday said revenue and profit for the year through September would be lower than expected.

Two ads for Imperial Tobacco’s Rizla cigarette rolling papers have been banned for appealing to under 18s and suggesting that smoking is safe.

Two Rizla cigarette adverts have been banned after it was found that they appealed to under-18s and suggested smoking was safe. The first of the two posters for Imperial Tobacco ’s rolling ...