STORY: In France, smoking will be banned on beaches, in parks, outside schools and in other public locations starting July, the government said. The ban, which follows similar measures across Europe, ...

Tobacco products cause 75,000 avoidable deaths a year in France, Minister of Health and Prevention Aurélien Rousseau said on BFM television. The government will introduce legislation at the start of ...

A law that will ban smoking on beaches and in parks in France—where one in four adults still smoke—and a plan to slowly raise the legal tobacco-buying age in the United Kingdom until nobody can ...

Smokers in France can no longer light up in public parks, on beaches or at bus stops. A new outdoor smoking ban went into effect over the weekend - no smoking anywhere children may be present, ...

Starting Sunday, smoking will be banned at bus stops and beaches across France, as the country steps up efforts to protect the public from the harmful effects of tobacco smoke. The new regulations ...