Cormac O’Keeffe

Expectant mothers can cause irreparable harm to their unborn child by drinking “safe” levels of alcohol during their pregnancy, a medical conference will be warned today.

Doctors were today stepping up pressure on the British government to ban tobacco in public places after a study showed the dangers of passive smoking could be even greater than previously estimated.

SMOKERS should be warned they face higher risks of developing colds, coughs and mouth ulcers when they quit as medical experts say it could help them stay off cigarettes.