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New tobacco display rules

From today, all large shops and supermarkets in England will have to cover up cigarettes and hide tobacco products from public view, under new rules. It is hoped it will protect children from tobacco promotion and help people quit smoking.

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New law bans retailers from displaying cigarettes in public view

Under new rules all large shops and supermarkets in England will have to cover up cigarettes and tobacco products from public view Credit: REUTERS/Luke MacGregor

From today, all large shops and supermarkets in England will have to cover up cigarettes and hide tobacco products from public view, under new rules.

The new legislation has come into effect to protect children from being the target of tobacco promotion and to help people quit smoking.

Evidence shows that cigarette displays in shops can lure young people to start smoking.

More than eight million people in England still smoke - it is one of biggest preventable killers causing more than 80,000 deaths each year.

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