Nevada’s passage of a ballot measure that will chase smokers out of slot machine sections at supermarkets, gas stations and convenience stores, and from bars that serve food is part of an evolution from a frontier state in which anything goes into an urbanized society, analysts say. Eric Herzik, a political science professor at the [...]

The trade has panned West-minster Council for suggesting that smoking be outlawed on the streets outside pubs when the ban comes into force next year. As the Morning Advertiser exclusively revealed last week, the council has asked Government for the power to designate certain streets no-smoking because of the high density of bars. Anyone lighting [...]

Many adults in France are in favour of stricter regulations for the public consumption of tobacco, according to a poll by Ifop. 77 per cent of respondents support the proposal to ban smoking in restaurants. In addition, 66 per cent of respondents are in favour of a smoking ban in cafes, bars and brasseries, and [...]

The legal age of smoking in Scotland should be raised from 16 to 18, a team of experts is to tell Holyrood. Dr Laurence Gruer, who is director of public health for NHS Scotland, has proposed the move along with other medical practitioners. Health minister Andy Kerr described the plan as “an important step forward” [...]

This is sick, it really is, even as a parent some people have no consideration for their children, it’s sad… Eighty-six per cent of fathers who smoke continue to do so at home even when their child has been in hospital, a study has found. Just over half smoked in front of their child, the [...]