British government rules out smoking ban
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The British government indicated today it would not follow Ireland in banning smoking in public places. Smoking has been illegal in workplaces, including pubs and restaurants, here since March.
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Britain will announce plans on Tuesday  for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on  television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.
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The government has announced that it will become the latest European country to ban smoking in public spaces from next July, but a hardcore of opposition persists in the teeth of broad public support.
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Smokers can merrily puff away without fear of prosecution in one English city&#39;s pubs because officials failed to introduce powers to impose a national ban, the local council admitted Wednesday.
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The British government plans to impose a  sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales within two  years and will consider curbs on television advertising of  "junk food" aimed at children.
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The government says an NHS trust's proposal to ask smokers to quit before getting surgery is not "health fascism".
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New controls on tobacco advertising came  into effect in Britain on Tuesday, the latest step in a  government campaign against smoking.
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By Lyndsay Moss, PA Health Correspondent and Emily Pennink, PA. The Government will today announce a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food.
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The Scottish Cabinet is set to meet on Wednesday to consider whether to introduce a ban on smoking in public places. Do you agree with this proposal?
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Liverpool's city council on Wednesday approved a ban on smoking in all indoor workplaces, including bars and restaurants, taking the initial step toward becoming the first British city with such a rule.
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Scotland will ban smoking in enclosed public places, First Minister Jack McConnell said, confirming an expected move to follow Ireland in enacting a sweeping ban.
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Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as &quot;loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs,&quot; the British government announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places
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The Government is unlikely to emulate Ireland in introducing an outright ban on smoking in public places. In March this year. Ireland became the first European country to ban smoking in workplaces, including pubs and restaurants.
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Tobacco companies lost a court fight Friday to overturn new restrictions on advertising in places where cigarettes are sold in Britain.
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Ministers are planning to ban smoking in virtually every restaurant, cafe and pub in England, BBC News learns.
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The government is to announce plans to ban smoking in nearly all pubs, cafes and restaurants in England when it unveils a long-awaited policy paper on public health on Tuesday, the BBC has reported.
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A ban on smoking in virtually all enclosed public places has come into force throughout England.