UK moves to phase out smoking: Anyone born after 2009 faces lifetime cigarette ban

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Britain's parliament approved the Tobacco and Vapes Bill, establishing a lifetime cigarette purchase ban for anyone born after January 1, 2009. The legislation raises the legal smoking age annually and restricts vaping sales to under-18s. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the policy aims reducing smoking rates and nicotine addiction among youth, decreasing NHS burden and saving lives.

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