Lighting up on a French beach will cost more than £100 under national smoking ban - But the ban does not cover e-cigarettes, and smoking on cafe terraces will still be permitted

Even the French have admitted that smoking is not sexy anymore, with the country introducing sweeping new laws to ban the act in most outdoor areas. The injunction, which online commentators have jokingly suggested is tantamount to a ban on being French,

The French government has announced an extension of its smoking ban to include a number of outdoor areas - here's what the revised rules say about smoking and vaping in public places in France.