NO SMOKING: Drive me home, Daddy!

Here's a new law that has come into effect:

• Smoking in cars with children banned in England and Wales (BBC)

• Car smoking ban comes into force (BBC)

• UK smoking ban: smoking in cars with kids illegal from October 1st (Autoexpress)

• Police plan grace period for ban on smoking in cars with children (The Guardian)

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Food banks and chewing gum ban

Here are two listening exercises to do (6 minute English):

• Why did Singapore ban gum?

• Food banks

And some articles to read about the issues:
- Chewing gum ban   1   2   3
- Food banks   1   2   3 

Smokers to face one more ban

Do you remember what the situation used to be a few years ago?

What happened when you went into a bar or a pub?

Here's another step forward: SMOKERS TO FACE ONE MORE BAN   (Listening exercise)

and what about the latest?

• The Guardian: Electronic cigarettes may face public ban in Wales
• E-cigarettes   
• Against restaurant smoking bans   (The Washington Post)