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It comes as new analysis commission by Action on Smoking and Health claimed the majority of adults support the plans.
Cancer Research UK notes particular rise in diagnoses among older people and says majority of cases are preventable
Ultraviolet rays from the sun can damage DNA in skin cells and cause skin cancer.
Rates of the cancer, which is usually caused by too much exposure to the sun, have increased by almost a third in a decade.
About 17,000 melanoma cases every year are preventable, Cancer Research UK says