EU-wide smoking ban urged
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The EU health commissioner calls for member states to copy Ireland and ban smoking in indoor public spaces.
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European governments urgently need to spend more money on combating smoking, a continent-wide study of anti-smoking policies said on Tuesday.
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The government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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Smokers' rights groups call for some exceptions to England's smoking ban which becomes law next week.
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The European Union&#39;s consumer chief aims to prevent thousands of fire-related deaths and injuries each year by making all cigarettes sold in EU countries self-extinguishing, European Commission officials said.
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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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BRUSSELS, Belgium  -- The European Union unveiled a new anti-smoking campaign that calls on governments to put both horrific and humorous pictures on cigarette packs to deter people from smoking.
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Britain has unveiled tough anti-smoking proposals, which would ban tobacco in all workplaces and restaurants as well as in many pubs and bars.
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Smoking in most enclosed public places will be banned in England within four years, the government said today. All restaurants, pubs and bars which prepare and serve food will not be able to allow smoking
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Ministers are planning to introduce a complete ban on smoking in eating establishments in England. The White Paper on Public Health, being unveiled on Tuesday, will propose a ban in restaurants, offices and pubs that serve prepared food.
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Wales will be given a 'golden opportunity' to bring in a smoking ban in public places, says the Welsh Secretary.
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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 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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Portugal's health minister proposed on  Wednesday a ban on smoking in public places, including  restaurants and bars, joining other European countries trying  to introduce similar bans.
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British ministers are reportedly considering enacting a nationwide ban on smoking in all restaurants and taverns serving food, the BBC reported Monday.
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The health secretary is today expected to detail new restrictions on smokers in a move which could see smoking banned in the vast majority of pubs and all restaurants in England and Wales.
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A ban on smoking in public places has been introduced in France.  Should similar laws be passed across the EU?