3 January 2008: Caught in the act

Portugal, like many other countries, has just introduced a ban on smoking in public places. The ban came into force on 1st January and was almost immediately broken - by the head of the agency responsible for enforcing the new law.

Antonio Nunes, president of Portugal's food standards agency, was caught smoking a cigar at a New Year party in a casino on the outskirts of Lisbon.

Nunes said in his defence that he didn't know the law included casinos.