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July 2005
- TV ads show smoking is 'unsexy'
- 6th other top story (1/7/2005, 10:55 – 11:06)
- 5th other top story (1/7/2005, 11:06 – 15:05)
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- Smoking 'could increase TB risk'
- 4th other top story (3/7/2005, 00:47 – 01:29)
- 3rd other top story (3/7/2005, 01:29 – 05:17)
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August 2005
- Police investigate smoking bus
- 1st other top story (2/8/2005, 15:36 – 15:39)
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- Police investigating smoking bus
- 1st other top story (2/8/2005, 15:39 – 16:05)
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- 'Majority' back total smoking ban
- 1st other top story (22/8/2005, 02:15 – 07:45)
- 2nd other top story (22/8/2005, 07:45 – 07:50)
- 3rd other top story (22/8/2005, 07:50 – 07:55)
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September 2005
- Nurses push for full smoking ban
- 4th other top story (4/9/2005, 04:10 – 05:05)
- 5th other top story (4/9/2005, 05:05 – 09:40)
- 6th other top story (4/9/2005, 09:40 – 12:45)
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October 2005
- Heart patients 'keep on smoking'
- 3rd other top story (6/10/2005, 02:35 – 05:45)
- 4th other top story (6/10/2005, 05:45 – 05:55)
- 7th other top story (6/10/2005, 05:55 – 07:05)
- 6th other top story (6/10/2005, 07:05 – 07:10)
- 5th other top story (6/10/2005, 07:10 – 10:00)
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- Smoking ban plans to be dropped
- 3rd other top story (10/10/2005, 14:15 – 15:40)
- 4th other top story (10/10/2005, 15:40 – 17:20)
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- Rethink on smoking ban plans
- 4th other top story (10/10/2005, 17:20 – 22:40)
- 5th other top story (10/10/2005, 22:40 – 11/10/2005, 01:50)
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- NI smoking ban unveiled
- 4th other top story (17/10/2005, 15:50 – 16:10)
- 5th other top story (17/10/2005, 16:10 – 16:45)
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- NI smoking ban announced
- 2nd other top story (17/10/2005, 16:45 – 16:50)
- 3rd other top story (17/10/2005, 16:50 – 17:05)
- 2nd other top story (17/10/2005, 17:05 – 18:00)
- 6th other top story (17/10/2005, 18:00 – 18:20)
- 5th other top story (17/10/2005, 18:20 – 18/10/2005, 00:30)
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- Ministers 'deal on smoking ban'
- Main headline (25/10/2005, 17:50 – 18:50)
- Left subheadline (25/10/2005, 18:50 – 18:55)
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- Ministers 'agree on smoking ban'
- Left subheadline (25/10/2005, 18:55 – 19:45)
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- Smoking ban bill 'to be delayed'
- Left subheadline (25/10/2005, 19:45 – 22:10)
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- Bill on banning smoking delayed
- Left subheadline (25/10/2005, 22:10 – 22:35)
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- Divisions delay smoking ban bill
- Left subheadline (25/10/2005, 22:40 – 26/10/2005, 02:05)
- Main headline (26/10/2005, 02:05 – 06:10)
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- Ministers seek smoking agreement
- Main headline (26/10/2005, 06:10 – 10:45)
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- Cabinet clash derails smoking ban
- Main headline (26/10/2005, 10:45 – 13:30)
- Right subheadline (26/10/2005, 13:30 – 13:40)
- Main headline (26/10/2005, 13:40 – 13:55)
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- Smoking ban put before Parliament
- Main headline (27/10/2005, 05:25 – 06:05)
- Left subheadline (27/10/2005, 06:05 – 08:15)
- 1st other top story (27/10/2005, 08:15 – 08:25)
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- Smoking ban before Parliament
- 1st other top story (27/10/2005, 08:25 – 09:35)
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- Hewitt defends smoking ban plans
- 2nd other top story (27/10/2005, 09:30 – 09:35)
- 1st other top story (27/10/2005, 09:35 – 12:30)
- 2nd other top story (27/10/2005, 12:30 – 13:00)
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December 2005
- Smoking age could increase to 18
- 1st other top story (4/12/2005, 03:45 – 05:10)
- Right subheadline (4/12/2005, 05:10 – 13:35)
- Left subheadline (4/12/2005, 13:35 – 16:50)
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- Smoking lobby backs age increase
- Left subheadline (4/12/2005, 16:50 – 5/12/2005, 01:10)
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- Smoking lobby backs age rise
- 1st other top story (5/12/2005, 01:10 – 01:35)
- 2nd other top story (5/12/2005, 01:35 – 01:45)
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January 2006
- Total smoking ban call stepped up
- 5th other top story (10/1/2006, 02:00 – 03:35)
- 1st other top story (10/1/2006, 03:35 – 04:20)
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- Smoking ban call stepped up
- 1st other top story (10/1/2006, 04:20 – 06:10)
- 2nd other top story (10/1/2006, 06:10 – 10:45)
- 4th other top story (10/1/2006, 10:45 – 13:25)
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- Human rights doubt on smoking
- 3rd other top story (11/1/2006, 05:05 – 07:55)
- 4th other top story (11/1/2006, 07:55 – 11:00)
- 5th other top story (11/1/2006, 11:00 – 11:40)
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- MPs get free vote on smoking ban
- Left subheadline (11/1/2006, 11:40 – 12:45)
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February 2006
- Vote due on full smoking ban
- Main headline (14/2/2006, 01:45 – 05:40)
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- MPs to vote on full smoking ban
- Main headline (14/2/2006, 05:40 – 10:05)
- Right subheadline (14/2/2006, 10:05 – 14:15)
- 2nd other top story (14/2/2006, 14:15 – 15:35)
- 4th other top story (14/2/2006, 15:35 – 16:25)
- 3rd other top story (14/2/2006, 16:25 – 17:05)
- 2nd other top story (14/2/2006, 17:05 – 17:40)
- 1st other top story (14/2/2006, 17:40 – 19:10)
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- MPs vote to ban smoking from pubs
- 1st other top story (14/2/2006, 19:10 – 19:15)
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- Smoking to be banned in all pubs
- 1st other top story (14/2/2006, 19:15 – 19:20)
- Main headline (14/2/2006, 19:20 – 19:30)
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- Smoking ban in all pubs and clubs
- Main headline (14/2/2006, 19:30 – 15/2/2006, 05:30)
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- Smoking ban set for summer 2007
- Main headline (15/2/2006, 05:30 – 08:20)
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- Campaigners welcome smoking ban
- Main headline (15/2/2006, 08:20 – 09:40)
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- Campaigners hail smoking ban
- Left subheadline (15/2/2006, 09:40 – 09:55)
- 1st other top story (15/2/2006, 09:55 – 10:25)
- 2nd other top story (15/2/2006, 10:25 – 11:30)
- 3rd other top story (15/2/2006, 11:30 – 13:05)
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- BT bans workforce from smoking
- 4th other top story (21/2/2006, 07:20 – 07:55)
- 5th other top story (21/2/2006, 07:55 – 08:10)
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March 2006
- JD Wetherspoon delays smoking ban
- 3rd other top story (3/3/2006, 10:45 – 10:50)
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- Scotland wakes up to smoking ban
- Main headline (26/3/2006, 06:05 – 06:55)
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- Scotland begins pub smoking ban
- Main headline (26/3/2006, 06:55 – 16:35)
- Left subheadline (26/3/2006, 16:35 – 17:15)
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April 2006
- Diabetes link to passive smoking
- 4th other top story (7/4/2006, 01:20 – 01:50)
- 5th other top story (7/4/2006, 01:50 – 05:45)
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July 2006
- Consultation on smoking age limit
- 2nd other top story (3/7/2006, 01:10 – 01:45)
- 1st other top story (3/7/2006, 01:45 – 02:50)
- 2nd other top story (3/7/2006, 02:50 – 07:45)
- 3rd other top story (3/7/2006, 07:45 – 08:30)
- 4th other top story (3/7/2006, 08:30 – 09:20)
- 3rd other top story (3/7/2006, 10:05 – 12:50)
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- Smoking ban plans unveiled
- 2nd other top story (17/7/2006, 19:35 – 20:10)
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September 2006
- Welsh smoking ban starts in April
- 1st other top story (19/9/2006, 12:05 – 13:15)
- 2nd other top story (19/9/2006, 13:15 – 14:05)
- 3rd other top story (19/9/2006, 14:05 – 14:50)
- 2nd other top story (19/9/2006, 14:50 – 14:55)
- 3rd other top story (19/9/2006, 14:55 – 16:30)
- 4th other top story (19/9/2006, 16:30 – 20:55)
- 5th other top story (19/9/2006, 20:55 – 21:10)
- 6th other top story (19/9/2006, 21:10 – 22:15)
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October 2006
- France to ban smoking in public
- 1st other top story (8/10/2006, 18:00 – 19:15)
- 2nd other top story (8/10/2006, 19:15 – 9/10/2006, 00:05)
- 3rd other top story (9/10/2006, 00:05 – 01:20)
- 4th other top story (9/10/2006, 01:20 – 03:00)
- 6th other top story (9/10/2006, 03:00 – 06:40)
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- Smoking ban 'boosts health'
- 3rd other top story (11/10/2006, 04:10 – 08:10)
- 4th other top story (11/10/2006, 08:10 – 09:45)
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November 2006
- Bladder cancer early smoking link
- 1st other top story (9/11/2006, 00:50 – 01:05)
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- Smoking 'blocks embryo's path'
- 3rd other top story (9/11/2006, 00:50 – 01:05)
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- Bladder cancer early smoking link
- 2nd other top story (9/11/2006, 01:05 – 01:10)
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- Smoking 'blocks embryo's path'
- 4th other top story (9/11/2006, 01:05 – 01:10)
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- Bladder cancer early smoking link
- 3rd other top story (9/11/2006, 01:10 – 04:30)
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- Smoking 'blocks embryo's path'
- 5th other top story (9/11/2006, 01:10 – 04:30)
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- Bladder cancer early smoking link
- 2nd other top story (9/11/2006, 04:30 – 05:50)
- 5th other top story (9/11/2006, 05:50 – 05:55)
- 6th other top story (9/11/2006, 05:55 – 07:50)
- 5th other top story (9/11/2006, 07:50 – 08:20)
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- Scotland 'to raise smoking age'
- 1st other top story (23/11/2006, 01:10 – 03:10)
- 2nd other top story (23/11/2006, 03:10 – 05:10)
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- Executive 'to raise smoking age'
- 1st other top story (23/11/2006, 06:00 – 06:10)
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- Scotland 'to raise smoking age'
- 1st other top story (23/11/2006, 06:10 – 06:25)
- 2nd other top story (23/11/2006, 06:25 – 11:20)
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February 2007
- Thousands to police smoking ban
- Left subheadline (15/2/2007, 00:10 – 10:25)
- 1st other top story (15/2/2007, 10:25 – 13:00)
- 3rd other top story (15/2/2007, 13:00 – 17:35)
- 4th other top story (15/2/2007, 17:35 – 17:40)
- 6th other top story (15/2/2007, 17:40 – 18:45)
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- Smoking alters brain 'like drugs'
- 6th other top story (24/2/2007, 03:55 – 12:20)
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March 2007
- Adverts target passive smoking
- 3rd other top story (3/3/2007, 01:10 – 01:20)
- 2nd other top story (3/3/2007, 01:20 – 05:00)
- 6th other top story (3/3/2007, 07:15 – 11:10)
- 5th other top story (3/3/2007, 11:10 – 11:35)
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- Smoking ban 'could close clubs'
- 4th other top story (29/3/2007, 05:10 – 07:40)
- 5th other top story (29/3/2007, 07:40 – 08:05)
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- Smoking ban 'could close clubs'
- 5th other top story (29/3/2007, 08:05 – 11:10)
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April 2007
- Wales starts public smoking ban
- Right subheadline (2/4/2007, 02:50 – 04:40)
- 1st other top story (2/4/2007, 04:40 – 07:35)
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2007, 07:35 – 07:55)
- 1st other top story (2/4/2007, 07:55 – 10:10)
- 2nd other top story (2/4/2007, 10:10 – 11:55)
- 3rd other top story (2/4/2007, 11:55 – 12:05)
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- Smoking ban in force in N Ireland
- 2nd other top story (30/4/2007, 06:10 – 06:45)
- Left subheadline (30/4/2007, 06:45 – 07:05)
- Right subheadline (30/4/2007, 07:05 – 08:35)
- 1st other top story (30/4/2007, 08:35 – 08:40)
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- NI smoking ban comes into force
- 1st other top story (30/4/2007, 08:40 – 12:30)
- 2nd other top story (30/4/2007, 12:30 – 14:40)
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May 2007
- Call to ban smoking while driving
- 3rd other top story (14/5/2007, 07:40 – 08:10)
- 4th other top story (14/5/2007, 08:10 – 08:15)
- 5th other top story (14/5/2007, 08:15 – 09:15)
- 6th other top story (14/5/2007, 09:15 – 09:20)
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- Hooked smoking ads 'broke rules'
- 5th other top story (16/5/2007, 02:00 – 02:40)
- 6th other top story (16/5/2007, 02:40 – 03:15)
- 7th other top story (16/5/2007, 03:15 – 08:25)
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- Smoking drug approved on NHS
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2007, 00:30 – 01:20)
- 1st other top story (31/5/2007, 01:20 – 09:00)
- Right subheadline (31/5/2007, 09:00 – 11:15)
- 2nd other top story (31/5/2007, 11:15 – 11:55)
- 1st other top story (31/5/2007, 11:55 – 15:20)
- 4th other top story (31/5/2007, 15:20 – 15:55)
- 6th other top story (31/5/2007, 15:55 – 16:55)
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