Manchester United are reportedly interested in bringing ex-Leeds man and current Barcelona winger Raphinha to Old Trafford in the summer.
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Blackburn has been named the 'vaping capital of the UK' - with big e-cigarette business coming from the Lancashire town.
In 2008, one of the biggest e-cigarette companies in the UK, Totally Wicked, was born there, Lancs Live reports. The brand now has over 500 shops across the UK and has been the shirt sponsor of Blackburn Rovers since 2018.
The company has a number of outlets and franchises, as well as selling in Asda, Sainsbury's and Bargain Booze stores - with its roots in Blackburn a big part of the firm. The town has, for every 100,000 residents, 22.56 vape shops - which is a UK-wide high.
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Fraser Cropper, Totally Wicked's chairman, has been a lifelong supporter of Blackburn Rovers, having sold programmes at Ewood Park when he was a youngster, and seeing his company's logo on the front of his beloved team's shirts is something he takes great pride in. But at the beginning of the Championship season, Rovers had to defend their partnership with the vaping firm.
The relationship had attracted criticism from MPs - which prompted a spokesperson for the side to state it has seen no evidence the sponsorship encourages children to vape.. They said: "At no point during our long-standing relationship has the idea that the Totally Wicked brand might appeal disproportionately to children been raised and we have seen no evidence to suggest that our sponsorship has encouraged an uptake of vaping among children."
Regardless, it's difficult to go anywhere these days without, at some point, navigating your way through a cloud of watermelon-flavoured mist. It is seen by thousands as an effective way of steering clear of smoking.
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Manchester United are reportedly interested in bringing ex-Leeds man and current Barcelona winger Raphinha to Old Trafford in the summer.
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