Children who do not reach the age of 18 before January 1, 2027 will never be permitted to buy cigarettes or tobacco  products in the UK , once a new law that has now completely cleared parliament gets royal assent from King Charles III .  The Tobacco and Vapes Bill cleared its final parliamentary hurdle on Monday, when the House of Lords signed off on the last minor amendments to a bill in the pipeline since 2024, early in the current Labour government's tenure.  Only one other country, the Maldives, currently has a similar "generational smoking ban" in place .…