Licencing system for sales of tobacco proposed; plans to ban e-cigs for under 18s

Shops will be forced to pay for licences to sell tobacco and e-cigarette products and will be named and shamed and face potential fines if they fail to do so under new government plans.

Health Minister Simon Harris will bring the potential new rules to Cabinet this morning, alongside linked plans to ban the sale of e-cigarettes to under-18s and to block their sale at vending machines at any event attended by children.