UK bans tobacco sales for those born after 2008

The UK Parliament has passed a law that permanently bans the sale of tobacco and all nicotine products, including e-cigarettes, to anyone born after December 31, 2008. The legislation is expected to receive royal assent from King Charles III. Health Minister Wes Streeting stated the measure aims to create the first generation of children in the UK who are unfamiliar with smoking and protected from lifelong addiction. The ban represents one of the world's strictest anti-smoking measures.