Changes in the law which will see under-18s banned from using sunbeds were passed by MSPs yesterday.

Unstaffed tanning salons which are coin-operated are also to be outlawed under measures contained in the Public Health Bill.

Supporters of the changes, which include some salon owners and sunbed users, say Scotland must wake up to the dangers of skin cancer. Rates of melanoma are currently higher north of the border than in the rest of the UK.

The sale or hire of a sunbed to anyone under 18 will end under the legislation, with sunbed operators also required to provide users with information about health risks.