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JD Wetherspoon is introducing a ban on smoking in some of its 650 pubs to guard against the effects of ill health on customers and staff. Guy Anker reports the move is just one aspect of its overall risk-management strategy

The drinks industry has been attracting headlines recently over 24-hour pub openings and the prospect of a ban on smoking. Both issues are of particular interest to insurers as they raise serious risk

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