Cigarettes get plain green packets from this weekend

Plain packaging will be standard for all cigarette packets sold in the UK from this weekend.Smokers will also have to cough up extra cash to pay for their tobacco, with packs of 10 cigarettes banned and the cheapest pack costing £8.82 after the move.The new rules - called the Tobacco Products Directive (TPD2) - will apply to all EU countries selling tobacco products.