'Underage drinking 'is bigger problem for white middle class families'

Underage drinking is most common among white middle-class families and liberal parenting attitudes are to blame, a government report has warned. It found white children are five times as likely to have been drunk as those from ethnic minorities - 28 per cent compared with 5 per cent - Daily Mail ​

Irresponsible drinks promotions in pubs and clubs across Wales are creating an unsafe drinking culture, according to the campaign group Alcohol Concern. It is calling for measures to reduce harmful drinking, including a 50p minimum price per unit on alcohol in pubs and supermarkets - BBC​

More than half of young people who have drunk alcohol are usually given it by their parents, a new study shows. Less than a fifth of parents - 17 per cent - said they had thought about what they would do if their child drank too much, while 80 per cent said they would "deal with it when it happens". - The Telegraph​

An alcohol awareness campaign has been launched to encourage women to drink less in an attempt to lower their risk of breast cancer. The 'Reduce your drinking, reduce your risk of breast cancer' initiative was developed by the Public health Agency - BBC​

A massive 2.8million Brits do not have enough work - on top of the 2.6million on the dole. They are desperate to put in more hours but are victims of the recession, the Tories revealed yesterday. The total of "under-employed" means that when those with no job at all are included a shocking one in seven adults are being prevented from earning the wages they would like - The Sun​