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 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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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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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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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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A ban on smoking in movie theaters, shopping malls, pubs and other public places in England will take effect July 1, the government said Friday.
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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 Scottish smoking ban has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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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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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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The British Medical Association is calling on the government to ban smoking in NI's public places.
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Four fifths of EU citizens support a ban on smoking in offices and other indoor public spaces, a poll says.
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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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The British Medical Association (BMA) for Northern Ireland has said the proposals in Tuesdayâs English Public Health White Paper on passive smoking âdo not go far enoughâ.
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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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The law will be changed within months to raise the age for buying cigarettes, Scotland's health minister says.
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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.