UK Bans Smoking for New Generation

0:00UK Parliament just passed a game-changing tobacco and vape spill that set to create the world's first smoke-free generation. Kids born after December 31, 2008, will never be able to legally buy cigarettes, with the minimum purchase age rising one year. Every year from now on, the bill also hands the government power to crack down on tobacco, vaping, and nicotine products, controlling everything from flavors to packaging. It just needs a quick nod from King Charles III before it kicks in. Anti-smoking advocates are fired up, calling at the end of tobacco's deadly grip after decades of pushing. Health Secretary West Reading says this protects kids from a lifetime of addiction and harm. Smoking still kills 80,000 people a year in the UK, making it the top preventable cause of death and illness. This puts the UK ahead with some of the strictest rules globally, though New Zealand tried something similar in 2022, before backing. Off. Right now, sales to anyone under 18 are already banned, but this locks it in for life for most young folks today.

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