Scotland Joins Growing Anti-Tobacco Movement
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Scotland became the latest country to take a stand against tobacco on Wednesday by announcing a ban on smoking in public buildings.
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The government says a ban on smoking in public places will be in force in Scotland by spring 2006.
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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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Scotland can become a "global leader" in the fight against climate change, environmental groups claim.
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A million people in Scotland are drinking alcohol at levels which could damage their health, campaigners claim.
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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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The smoking ban in public places in Scotland has led to a significant advance in public health, a study suggests.
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New controls on tobacco advertising came  into effect in Britain on Tuesday, the latest step in a  government campaign against smoking.
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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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British American Tobacco, the firm behind the Lucky Strike and Dunhill brands, sold 6% more cigarettes in the first nine months of the year and saw profits rise 20% to Â£1.
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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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From parks to bars to the workplace, more states are proposing far-reaching bans that would limit public smoking.
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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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Scotland will ban smoking in enclosed public places, First Minister Jack McConnell said Wednesday, following Ireland in enacting a sweeping ban.
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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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Health Minister George Smitherman begins to roll out his crackdown plan Friday night, unveiling an ad campaign aimed at young people to get them to stop smoking and to convince them not to start.
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A LEAKED report has renewed pressure on Jack McConnell to introduce a total ban on smoking at work and in public places in Scotland.