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UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases
UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases

UK passes bill that will eventually ban cigarette purchases

Opponents of smoking got a breath of fresh air as Parliament passed a bill that will put cigarettes out of reach for future generations. "The end of smoking, and the devastating harm it causes, is no longer uncertain - it's inevitable," Hazel Cheeseman, chief executive of Action on Smoking and Health, said after a decades-long campaign in favor of

UK life-ban on smoking for anyone born after 2008

UK life-ban on smoking for anyone born after 2008

Both chambers of Britain's parliament have approved a bill that would ban children aged 17 and under from buying cigarettes during their lifetime. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to stop anyone born after January 1, 2009 (now aged 17) from taking up smoking. Health minister Wes Streeting called this a "historic moment for the nation's health" that