Britain to ban smoking outside schools, hospitals and playgrounds

Vaping and smoking in playgrounds and outside schools may be banned

He said the bill will 'clamp down on the scourge of youth vaping'

Labour confirms U-turn on proposed ban on smoking and vaping in pub gardens

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the idea will not go ahead because the hospitality industry has "taken a battering".

Britain to ban smoking outside schools, hospitals and playgrounds

The British government plans to ban smoking outside schools, hospitals and playgrounds as a way of reducing the pressure on the state-run National Health Service and the cost to taxpayers.

Bill to create the 'first smoke-free generation' to be introduced to Parliament

Legislation aiming to create the 'first smoke-free generation' to be introduced to Parliament.

Plans to ban smoking in beer gardens are SCRAPPED, health secretary confirms

The move was contested by the hospitality sector