🌟 [ 8 ]   Banning smoking for life: BBC News Review [ @BBC Learning English ]

Buying cigarettes in the UK is to become illegal for anyone born after 2009 – for their whole life. Lawmakers have approved a government plan to create a smoke-free generation. The law will make the sale of tobacco products, but not the act of smoking, illegal. Tobacco use is the UK s single biggest preventable cause of death, killing 80,000 people every year. Key words and phrases backlash - strong rejection of an idea There was a backlash from parents when the school started charging for books. Expect a backlash when you announce longer waiting hours. derail - prevent a plan happening The striking workers derailed the government s plans for pay cuts The pandemic derailed everyone s holiday plans for two years. nuts - crazy Trying to teach dogs to speak English is nuts. She suggested climbing Mount Everest after just one week of training, which was nuts. (Images: via Getty Images)0:00 - Introduction0:24 - Story1:27 - Headline 13:40 - Headline 25:52 - Headline 37:29 - Language summary More episodes of News Review [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] More popular videos to help you improve your English: BOX SET: 6 Minute English - Health English mega-class! [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] BBC Learning English: Video Words in the News: Smoking in France [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] Teen nearly dies from vaping: BBC News Review [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] to our YouTube channel for more English videos and podcast English to help you improve your English [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] our website [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] us on Instagram [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] us on Facebook [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] us on TikTok [ 🔗 Click ‼️ ] We like receiving and reading your comments - please use English when you comment #learnenglish #newsenglish #smoking

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