UK Lawmakers Back Landmark Bill to Phase Out Smoking for Good

Source: Google NewsThe British government's plan for a landmark smoking ban that aims to stop young people from ever smoking cleared its first hurdle in Parliament on Tuesday. The bill would make it illegal to sell tobacco products to anyone born after January 1, 2009. If passed, the law will give Britain some of the toughest anti-smoking measures in the world. Authorities say it would create modern Britain's "first smoke-free generation."