Most Britons want legal smoking age to be raised
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Four out of five Britons wanted the legal smoking age to be raised from 16 to 18 years in a bid to deter young people from taking up the habit, the result of a poll suggested Monday.
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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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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 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 parliamentary panel in cigarette-friendly France called Tuesday for the government to ban smoking in public places like cafes and restaurants in less than a year &#151; and floated the prospect of special "smoking rooms."
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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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Smoking in public places and places of work is now banned in all of Britain with England&#39;s entrance into an ever-expanding club of nations that bar the habit.
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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 government said Tuesday it would seek a ban on smoking in most public places, including restaurants and any pub or bar that serves food.
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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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A smoking ban in enclosed public places is to come into force in England on 1 July next year.
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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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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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Smokers' rights groups call for some exceptions to England's smoking ban which becomes law next week.
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Campaigners say a ban on smoking in public places could save more lives than new anti-cancer drugs.
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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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A new report calls for the age of criminal responsibility in England and Wales to be raised to 14.