Britain targets a smoky tradition
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LONDON -- 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 is taking heed. It announced plans yesterday to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub that serves food.
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A majority of the British public want the legal smoking age raised in order to discourage British youth from taking up the habit, according to the results of a new poll.
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The government highlights the rise in the legal minimum age at which tobacco can be bought in England and Wales.
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By NO BYLINE  A TASKFORCE is to be set up to find ways of increasing the supply of wood to make biomass energy. Mike Russell, the environment minister, announced the move yesterday on a visit to E.ON's soon-to- open GBP 90 million plant in Lockerbie.  (c) 2007 Scotsman, The.
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In a country where perhaps the most popular national past-time is puffing on a water pipe or chain smoking while drinking tea, new laws designed to curb smoking are receiving a skeptical response.
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Along with the turkey, presents and tree, it is simply not Christmas for most Britons without one peculiar domestic tradition which has survived more than 150 years - a small explosive device next to their ...
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Scotland's pubs and clubs are to take legal advice to see if they can challenge plans to ban smoking in public places.
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A legal challenge to the government's smoking ban in England will be launched at the High Court.
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Britain is facing a flood of illegal  cigarettes that pose potentially fatal health risks, the  government said on Wednesday as it launched a campaign to deter  smokers from buying cheap contraband tobacco.
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Astana. November 10. KAZINFORM. Medical chiefs have urged Scottish ministers to take the lead in the UK and ban smoking in public places.
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The UK Government is unlikely to introduce a total ban on public smoking as health secretary John Reid attempts to encourage a more voluntary based approach.
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Thousands of council staff in England are being trained to police the smoking ban in bars, restaurants and shops.
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The government plans to impose a sweeping public smoking ban across England and Wales within two years and will consider curbs on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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Obligatory Â£200 addict permit A government advisor has suggested that the problem of Brits continuing to smoke themselves to death might be tackled by requiring nicotine addicts to obtain a Â£200 annual licence, the Telegraph reports.â¦
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LONDON - The British government announced plans Tuesday to impose a smoking ban across England and Wales. As part of the government&#39;s wide-ranging &quot;White Paper on Public Health,&quot; which also aims to tackle
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British ministers are to unveil proposals for an English ban on smoking in public places Tuesday, news reports said. The government&#39;s White Paper on Public Health, due to
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The traditional post-Christmas hunt in England and Wales is being held for what may be the last time before a ban.