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Government’s target to make England smoke-free by 2030 will fail if current smoking trends continue

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The Government will fall well short of its pledge to make England a smoke-free country by 2030, a leading charity has warned.  A Cancer Research UK report projects it will be at least 2037 before that ambition is met, if current smoking trends continue. Rates would need to drop 40 per cent faster than they currently … Read more

Oxfordshire plans to become the first ‘smoke-free’ county in England 

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Oxfordshire plans to become the first ‘smoke-free’ county in England as health chiefs plan to stamp out the habit by 2025 Council chief said he hopes nobody will smoke in Oxfordshire in five years’ time Approximately 10% of the county’s population smokes regularly at the moment  The Government’s target is for just 5% of the … Read more