Blackpool Campaigners Back New Tobacco Law in Tribute to Mum Who Started Smoking as a Teenager

Born After 2008? Britain Bans Legal Tobacco Sales

Britain says its new tobacco law will save lives by creating a “smoke-free generation.” But with smoking already at record lows, critics warn the birth-year sales ban marks a dangerous shift from public-health persuasion to government control. Great Britain’s King Charles III has given his royal assent to the U.K.’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill, a […]

Blackpool campaigners back new tobacco law in tribute to mum who started smoking as a teenager

Blackpool siblings who grew up with both parents smoking and lost their much loved mum to lung cancer, are celebrating a landmark win in the fight to help protect generations of children from ever starting.

China should borrow Britain's tobacco-ban logic, not its law

Britain’s Tobacco and Vapes Bill, passed by Parliament in April and awaiting Royal Assent, would permanently bar the sale of tobacco to anyone born on or after January 1, 2009. The measure is designed to create what British officials call a “smoke-free generation.” It does not force current smokers to quit. Instead, it raises the […] The post China should borrow Britain’s tobacco-ban logic, not its law appeared first on Asia Times.

Prominent British Pakistani Leader Celebrates Landmark Public Health Legislation

The Network of Pakistani Organisations (NPO) UK has welcomed the passing of the landmark Tobacco and Vapes Bill, which officially becomes law, marking a significant milestone in the UK’s ongoing efforts to tackle smoking and protect public health.