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UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18s

LONDON, April 22 - Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking. Grouped from 2 articles across 1 sources.

2 reports1 sourceApr 22, 2026, 11:35 AM
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The Straits TimesApr 22, 2026, 11:35 AM

UK lawmakers approve lifetime smoking ban for today's under-18s

LONDON, April 22 - Children in Britain who are 17 or younger, and anyone born in the future, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes after lawmakers approved new stricter restrictions on smoking.

The Straits TimesApr 21, 2026, 7:48 PM

UK agrees lifetime ban on cigarette sales for people born after 2008

The Tobacco and Vapes Bill aims to stop anyone born after Jan 1, 2009 from taking up smoking.

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