Laughing gas to be banned, Tory minister Michael Gove announces

Laughing gas to be banned as government plans crackdown on anti-social behaviour

The government has announced nitrous oxide - known as laughing gas - is to be banned as the government prepares a crackdown on crime.

Laughing gas to be banned under Government plans to crack down on anti-social behaviour

Communities Secretary Michael Gove said the inappropriate sale and use of the substance will be forbidden to discourage public drug-taking

No laughing matter: UK vows crackdown on nitrous oxide use

Britain’s government said Sunday it plans to ban sales of small canisters of laughing gas as part of a wider crackdown on anti-social behavior heading into

Nitrous oxide no laughing matter in UK as govt vows ban

LONDON: Britain's government said on Sunday (Mar 26) it plans to ban sales of small canisters of laughing gas as part of a wider crackdown on anti-social behaviour heading into elections. Communities Secretary Michael Gove vowed to save city centres and parks from turning into "drug-taking arenas"

The British government is going to ban laughing gas

The United Kingdom wants to restrict the sale of nitrous oxide, a substance prized for its psychoactive effects by a growing part of the population.

What is nitrous oxide? What you need to know about laughing gas set to be banned by the UK government

Nitrous oxide canisters are everywhere - littered on pavements and plastered across news websites. So what's in those little silver barrels and why is the government banning them? Sky News looks at what you need to know.