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UK smoking ban would have many benefits for public health – but only if it’s effectively implemented

MPs have recently voted to ban anyone in England born after 2009 from buying cigarettes, as part of the governments plan to achieve a smoke-free generation. Smoking is the single most important ... read more

Opinion: The UK just moved a step closer to banning smoking. Here’s the sticking point

Britain’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has an ambitious plan to ban smoking. But as Holly Thomas notes, Boris Johnson isn’t the only Conservative raising eyebrows. read more

What is the smoking ban and how will it work?

Under the new law, each year the legal age for cigarette sales - currently 18 - will increase by one year. It means that people born in or after 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes, ... read more

Smoking ban: Does the UK government have the right to take away dangerous pleasures?

Give me cigarettes or give me death – or rather both, writes The Scotsman’s health correspondent Joseph Anderson ... read more

Smoking ban UK: What does the new bill do as MPs to vote on banning tobacco for generation alpha?

MPs will vote on a landmark smoking bill on Tuesday which the government says will create the UK’s first “smokefree generation”. First announced in the King’s speech last November, the controversial ... read more

UK lawmakers back landmark bill to gradually phase out smoking for good

A plan by Britain’s government to introduce a smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament. read more

Here’s how the UK's new smoking ban compares to other countries

Today MPs will debate a controversial new bill that, if passed, would ban the sale of tobacco to younger generations. The proposed Tobacco and Vapes Bill would slowly raise the legal age to buy ... read more

Girls drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys in the UK

Girls across the country more likely to have used a vape by the age of 15 than any other nation, the World Health Organisation finds ... read more

What is the UK smoking ban, how will it work and when will it start?

The UK's approach is thought to have been inspired ... Mexico has some of the strictest anti-smoking laws in the world, including smoking bans at beaches, parks and, in some cases, private homes. read more

British parliament votes to ban smoking for all people born after 2009

The U.K. House of Commons has voted in favor of banning the purchase of nicotine products for all individuals born after 2009, aiming to create the country's first "smoke-free generation." ... read more

The UK’s smoking ban is government meddling at its worst and most pointless

It does not ban anyone from smoking, despite appearances ... “Tobacco control … is one key aspect of drug policy where the UK has not been shockingly poor by global standards.” ... read more

UK smoking ban for younger generations passes first parliamentary hurdle

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's plan to ban anyone aged 15 and under from ever buying cigarettes passed its first parliamentary vote on Tuesday, although dozens of his own lawmakers voted against ... read more