Scotland readies tough smoking ban, England may follow
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OBAN, Scotland  - Retired nurse Carolyn Rowe carries vivid memories of cancer patients she treated and says their suffering drives her strong support for Scotland's plan to ban smoking in all enclosed public places.
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The ban on smoking in public places in Scotland will help to save lives, the government says.
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Scotland's First Minister is challenged to a public debate on the proposed ban on smoking in public places.
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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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Smoking is to be banned in enclosed public places in Scotland, the Scottish Executive decides.
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Britain will announce plans on Tuesday  for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on  television advertising of "junk food" aimed at children.
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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.
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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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A smoking ban in enclosed public places is to come into force in England on 1 July next year.
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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 is to announce plans to ban smoking in nearly all pubs, cafes and restaurants in England when it unveils a long-awaited policy paper on public health on Tuesday, the BBC has reported.
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Britain will announce plans on Tuesday for a ban on smoking in many public places and a crackdown on television advertising of &quot;junk food&quot; aimed at children.
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Freedom for the National Assembly to have its own say on the scale and speed of a smoking ban. In England a ban on smoking in all Government workplaces and NHS buildings will be in place by 2006.
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As many as 1.2 million smokers in England could try to quit smoking in the New Year, figures suggest.
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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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Leisure group Rank braces itself for the smoking ban in England and Wales as sales continue to slide north of the border.
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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.