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Ahead of the summer season, Irish holidaymakers have been warned about an increase in smoking bans across some of Spain's most iconic beaches. Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca have banned smoking on 28 beaches.

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Health minister Neil O’Brien said the introduction of legal restrictions would be ‘too big a departure’ from the current policy.

Twenty eight beaches across the Balearic Islands have introduced the ban in a bid to improve public health and tackle the cigarette litter problem plaguing coastlines.

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Majorca, Ibiza and Menorca have banned smoking on 28 beaches, with those included to have four-metre banners declaring their smoke free status with QR codes linking to extra information

Under the scheme, almost one-in-five smokers will be given a vape — an e-cigarette — starter kit, along with support to help quit smoking, the UK Department of Health says.

Pregnant women will also be offered up to £400 to stop smoking