Smoking ban worries Wetherspoon
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Business & money: Pub group remains 'cautious' over the level of trade it expects this winter and into 2008.
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Ministers have sat on the results for months amid fears it will fuel calls for a ban on smoking in public places, claim campaigners.
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The British government is set to announce new and far reaching restrictions on smoking in public places to protect the health of its citizens.
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Reports suggest there are plans to force pubs and restaurants to apply for a special licence to allow smoking.
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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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A law that would ban smoking nearly everywhere in Ontario but in people&#39;s homes isn&#39;t going down well among smokers on London&#39;s busiest bar stretch.
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Smoking was banned from Sunday in all public buildings in England, including pubs, movie theaters, shopping malls &#151; and even Buckingham Palace.
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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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Four hundred years after King James I denounced tobacco as "loathsome to the eye, hateful to the nose, harmful to the brain, dangerous to the lungs," the British government is taking heed. It announced plans Tuesday to ban smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub that serves food.
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England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places with a tough law that includes even Buckingham Palace.
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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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Smoking in pubs, restaurants and the office is expected to be banned later thanks to new Government plans to improve the nation&#39;s health.
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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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Smokers could be forced to pay Â£10 for a permit to buy tobacco if government health advisers get their way.
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Most smokers in England are respecting the ban on lighting up in enclosed public places, a survey suggests.
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Nearly seven out of 10 Britons want to see smoking banned in restaurants, pubs and offices, according to a poll published on Tuesday.
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THE government is today expected to announce plans for a ban on smoking in all workplaces and anywhere serving food in England and Wales.