Smoking ban for Oktoberfest revellers

Smokers heading to Germany's famous annual beer festival, Oktoberfest, will be forced to light up outside after voters supported a total smoking ban in Bavaria for restaurants, bars, cafes and beer tents.

Although turnout for the referendum was relatively low, at 37.7%, a full 61% of those voting favoured a complete ban on smoking, according to Bavarian election officials.