Britons favor raising legal smoking age
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A poll commissioned by the BBC found four out of five people want the legal smoking age in Britain to be raised from 16 to 18. The nationwide poll of 1,010 adults in England, Wales and Scotland, conducted by ICM on Aug.
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The British Medical Association is calling on the government to ban smoking in NI's public places.
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Almost every pub, cafe and restaurant in England could be smoke-free if new White Paper proposals are approved. Is it good news for you?
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England slammed the door on smoking in bars, workplaces and public buildings on Sunday in what campaigners hail as the biggest boost to public health since the creation of the National Health Service in 1948.
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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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There has been a 20% rise in people using stop smoking services and a top medic urges others to follow suit.
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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 British Medical Council in Wales asks GPs to lobby for a ban on smoking by writing to their MPs.
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The British government will today outline proposals to ban smoking in all restaurants, cafes and most pubs in England. The proposed ban is part of a wide-ranging white paper on public health which is being published today.
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The legal smoking age should be raised from 16 to 18 to stop young people taking up the habit, a BBC poll suggests.
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The Scottish smoking ban has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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The health secretary hails England's smoking ban as a major step forward for public health.
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Seniors are leading the way in the new battle to ban smoking from communal environments.
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Nov. 16, 2004 - Britain unveiled tough plans Tuesday to ban smoking in all workplaces and restaurants, as well as most pubs and bars, as part of a major push to improve the health of the nation.
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Government plans to ban smoking in the majority of enclosed public spaces in England, ranging from offices to restaurants, within four years were labelled a &quot;bodge&quot; yesterday.
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The British Medical Association called on Scottish ministers to show &quot;political courage&quot; and ban smoking in public places.
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Four out of five people want the legal age of smoking raised from 16 to 18, as a way of detering teenagers from taking up cigarettes.