The government's chief health official said the study was interesting but warned that smoking killed 75,000 people a year in France. The official also warned that smokers who did become infected ...

Times have changed since the smoky days of the 1970s, when music legend Serge Gainsbourg was seldom seen without a Gitanes France has seen a sharp fall in the number of people smoking daily ...

Since 2007 there have been moves towards stricter regulations on smoking in public spaces across the world. But have any of these had noticeable health impacts? Sally Howard and Geetanjali Krishna ...

The plan reflects a growing trend in Europe toward tougher anti-smoking measures. Other countries, including France and Portugal, are discussing outdoor smoking bans as part of public health ...