This one change will make all the difference - family

JODY Bullock's grandfather Lesley was just 12 years old when he started smoking.

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By the time he was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer he smoked 40 cigarettes a day and weeks later he was dead.

His family were hoping Senedd members backed a law that will mean young people will never be legally sold cigarettes in Wales. The Tobacco and Vapes Bill will mean people turning 18 from 2027 onwards will never be legally sold cigarettes.

It also includes measures on vaping which aim to reduce the appeal of these products to young people, including powers to restrict how vapes and nicotine products are packaged and displayed.

Jody's grandfather, Lesley Austin, a former CID officer for the Metropolitan Police, died aged just 56 years old. For two years Jody had lived with him and his grandmother Patricia.

"I was only 11 when my grandfather passed away," Jody recalled. "It happened so quickly. He was diagnosed in March 1991 after visiting the doctor with a dry cough and fatigue.

"Just five weeks later he died from stage four lung cancer. We were devastated but sadly not surprised as he had smoked his entire life."