The city council said it wanted to “ de-normalise ” smoking by barring it and using existing laws to step up controls on tobacco. The authority said about 17% of residents were smokers who average ￡2, 500-a-year spent on the lethal habit. There are no smoke-free UK cities but Bristol is tipped to be first as it is piloting smoke-free public spaces. Liverpool said: “ The council wants a smoke-free city allowing all its communities to live longer, healthier and wealthier where they can play and wo