Strict laws outside of the UK, where vaping is legal, are causing hapless Brits abroad to risk fines - or worse - should they be caught using e-cigarettes.

In some Middle Eastern countries such as Jordan and Qatar, regular cigarettes are legal, while their electronic counterparts have been banned completely.

Other counties where vaping is banned completely are  Cambodia, Indonesia, Brunei and Singapore.

Some countries, including Hong Kong permit the use of e-cigarettes, so long as they don't contain nicotine.

In Turkey, vaping is prohibited indoors and on public transport. Meanwhile, in the last month, India announced that is was considering a ban on e-cigarettes.

In Thailand, e-cigarettes are banned completely, with punishments for those found with them ranging from confiscation to ten years in prison. Read the full article at: www.dailymail.co.uk