Smoking Shelter:Smoking Is Now Banned In All Parts Of The UK and Ireland

England is now by law a smoke-free zone after the introduction of a smoking ban making it illegal to light up in enclosed public places came into force today.

Virtually all enclosed public places are now smokefree; this includes offices, warehouses, factories, pubs, cafes, railway stations, working vehicles and leisure centres.

England is the final part of the British Isles to introduce a ban, after Wales and Northern Ireland in April and Scotland last March. The Republic of Ireland banned smoking smoking about  three years ago.