'The end of smoking': UK passes bill to create smoke-free generation

Legislation designed to stop people who were born on or after January 1, 2009, from ever taking up smoking.

'Children in the UK will be part of the first smoke-free generation, protected from a lifetime of addiction and harm.' Stock picture

British officials have passed a landmark bill that aims to create a "smoke-free generation".

Health secretary Wes Streeting hailed a “historic moment for the nation’s health” after the Tobacco and Vapes Bill cleared parliament on Tuesday.