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MPs vote in favour of toughest smoking laws in world
16 Apr 2024 20:42 GMT
MPs have just finished debating and voted in favour of a plan to stop young people born after 2009 ever buying a packet of cigarettes. Rishi Sunak’s anti-smoking bill will make this country the toughest in the world on lighting up.
It has been welcomed by …
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The UK’s proposed smoking law would be one of the strictest in the world. Here’s how it compares to other countries
16 Apr 2024 12:35 GMT
… other countries?
The harshest anti-smoking laws in the world
No country … than 70 countries have anti-smoking laws.
In 2004, Ireland became the …
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Mohegan Pennsylvania opens smoke-free lounge with Aristocrat
26 Apr 2024 15:40 GMT
… union workers push against new smoking laws in the state, which would …
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Rishi Sunak's smoking law branded 'barmy' by Ann Widdecombe
12 Apr 2024 09:33 GMT
Ann Widdecombe has branded the government’s plan to make it illegal for anyone born after 1 January 2009 to buy tobacco as "lunacy".
Speaking on GB News, Ann Widdecombe said: “It’s absolutely lunacy and I can't believe that [Sunak’s] giving …
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Nazi flags and vuvuzela horns on list of banned items at Euro 2024's German grounds
26 Apr 2024 14:11 GMT
… recent relaxations in German public smoking laws, reports the Express. What is …
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Constitutional Challenge Targets Casinos' Exemption From Anti-Smoking Law
08 Apr 2024 19:21 GMT
New Jersey is facing a constitutional challenge over a state law allowing smoking in casinos.
Excluding the state’s gambling casinos from its Smoke Free Air Act violates workers’ constitutional right to safety, according to a suit filed by a labor union …
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New Zealand repeals landmark anti-smoking law
29 Feb 2024 09:15 GMT
Health advocates condemn government's move to scrap radical curbs passed by predecessor
PUBLISHED : 29 Feb 2024 at 15:52
New Zealand has repealed landmark tobacco legislation that would have made it illegal for people born after Jan 1, 2009 to buy …
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Researchers deem smoking law repeal ‘shameful’ as bill hits the House
27 Feb 2024 05:26 GMT
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Costello described Labour’s anti-smoking laws as an “untested regime” that …
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Spain announces 20 new smoking laws including on beaches and restaurant terraces
18 Feb 2024 05:22 GMT
Spain has announced new laws as it works to improve the health of its citizens. As of this week, 20 new rules are now in effect to clamp down on smoking in public. It means locals and holidaymakers can no longer light up on beaches or on restaurant …
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9000 doctors urge PM to change mind on smoking laws
12 Feb 2024 23:06 GMT
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A group representing more than 9000 doctors has written to the prime minister, urging the government to change its mind on ditching smoking reform.
The government is planning to repeal the Smokefree Environments and …