05-Jul-2010 By Gemma McKenna
Nearly a third of UK children are scared when they see adults drunk or drinking, according to a survey carried out for BBC TV show Newsround.
03-Jun-2010 By John Harrington
Actors pretending to be inebriated, with their clothes soaked in alcohol, have been used in mock stings targeting sales to drunks. They were served...
'Minimum price for alcohol to be backed by Nice'
01-Jun-2010
Setting a minimum price for a unit of alcohol would help tackle Britain's drink problem, health advisers are expected to recommend. The National...
27-May-2010 By John Harrington
Drinkaware has hosted a pan-industry seminar on how community and trade partnerships can tackle alcohol-related problems. The seminar, on Tuesday at...
25-May-2010 By Ewan Turney
The woman behind a training scheme to help bar staff recognise alcohol excess before it gets out of hand is to be made a Peer.
18-May-2010 By Paul Chase
Paul Chase says regulation from the Government does not address the underlying causes of alcohol problems.
11-May-2010 By Phil Mellows
Phil Mellows says alcohol-related hospital admissions are "massively skewed" towards the poor.
29-Apr-2010 By John Harrington
Police have sent licensees in the East Riding of Yorkshire a 14-point checklist of good practice to avoid problems during the World Cup. Considering...
20-Apr-2010 By Lesley Foottit
One in 10 pub and club goers plan to binge drink on a night out, with the worst offenders drinking up to 40 units in a night — the equivalent of 20...
04-Mar-2010 By Gemma McKenna
New predictions have been made that implementation of the mandatory alcohol retailing code could be delayed. It came after a committee of Lords...
Charity funds rugby-based alcohol education
03-Mar-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
Alcohol awareness charity Drinakware has stumped up £100,000 to support a rugby-based education project. 'Side Stepping Alcohol Misuse' - will see...
Home Office welcomes training to tackle drunks
11-Feb-2010
A trade body that promises to usher in a "new era for responsible alcohol retailing" has been launched with government backing. The National Licensed...
10-Feb-2010 By Gemma McKenna
The trade has broadly welcomed the NLTA, fronted by Helen Newlove, but the BII has warned there is a risk of duplication of effort.
'Widow sets up new licensed trade body'
09-Feb-2010
The widow of a man beaten to death by a gang of drunken yobs has called for pubs and bars to help end Britain's binge-drinking culture. Helen...
09-Feb-2010 By Ewan Turney
A new training scheme to help bar staff recognise and handle alcohol excess before it gets out of hand has been launched today. The training course...
Health campaign to highlight 'unseen' damage of alcohol
28-Jan-2010 By James Wilmore
A new series of stark adverts will show the damage heavy drinkers could be doing to their internal organs, as part of a continuing government...
Vodka given protected status in High Court
20-Jan-2010
Vodka has joined the ranks of champagne, whisky and sherry as a name protected by the courts. Diageo, the multinational drinks company whose products...
18-Jan-2010 By Roger Protz
Support for pubs will help preserve a uniquely British institution, as well as redirect the fight against alcohol abuse, says Roger Protz.
06-Nov-2009 By John Harrington
Sting operations targeting sales to drunks in pubs are to run in selected parts of the country as the festive season approaches. But the Government...
'Irish pub trade in crisis as 1,500 close over five years'
02-Nov-2009
More than 1,500 pubs, hotels and restaurants have gone to the wall in the past five years, costing thousands of jobs, a stark survey will reveal...
02-Nov-2009 By Ewan Turney
Heavy drinkers are paying just 34p for a unit of alcohol — primarily from supermarkets — a new study has revealed. The study of 377 people, all...
30-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
A minimum price on alcohol would force up prices for the majority of responsible drinkers and do nothing to tackle problems, says the BRC.
28-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
A minimum price of 40p a unit on alcohol and a ban on supermarket promotions could lead to a 20% drop in alcohol-related deaths in Scotland,...
21-Sep-2009 By Martyn Leek, M&C Report
New figures show that the number of those convicted of or receiving a police caution for drunkenness has slumped by more 75%.
Mark Daniels: Binge drinking, are advertisers to blame? Ben Shephard seems to think so...
08-Sep-2009
I've just watched an interview with perhaps the world's most sensible binge drinker, if there can be such a thing. Flicking around the news...
Scotland's minimum price plan confirmed
03-Sep-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond today confirmed the government's plans to introduce minimum pricing to tackle alcohol problems north of the...
01-Sep-2009 By Ewan Turney
The drinks industry has launched a new £100m campaign urging youngsters to pace themselves on a night out. The "Why let the good times go bad?"...
27-Aug-2009 By Ewan Turney
The appeal of binge drinking amongst young people is on the decrease, according to a new survey. A Mintel study showed that the number of 18-23...
Health chiefs to address young women over binge-drinking
26-Aug-2009 By James Wilmore
Professor Ian Gilmore will tackle the issue of binge-drinking among young women in a keynote speech at an event in October. The chairman of the...
'Italian children's binge drinking blamed on Britain'
17-Aug-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Italy is scrambling to tackle a British-style binge drinking epidemic that has caused national alarm in a country long admired as a model of...
'Calls for booze crackdown as alcohol-related disease cases rise to 14,500 a year'
16-Aug-2009
"Excessive drinking habits have led to a sharp rise in alcohol-related disease in England over the past five years. The rise has led to demands for...
30-Jul-2009 By Ewan Turney
The Government should consider whether current safe drinking and alcohol unit guidelines are "fit for purpose". That is the view of a group of MPs...
'The future's looking rosé'
12-Jun-2009 By James Wilmore
Drinkers are turning up their noses at white and red wine and switching to rosé, according to a study. Sales of rosé more than quadrupled to...
'One in four drink at danger level with middle classes the worst offenders'
21-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
One in four Britons is drinking too much, official figures show. One in three men and one in six women is classed as a ' hazardous drinker', meaning...
08-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
A minimum price on alcohol is the most important weapon in tackling alcohol abuse, according to doctors and nurses. A snapshot survey of medical...
03-Apr-2009 By Ewan Turney
Top Scots docs believe the introduction of a minimum price on alcohol is "essential" to combating alcohol problems north of the border.
Marc Allinson: Problem drinkers v problem drunks
25-Mar-2009
I spend around six hours consuming maybe ten drinks, each at about 2 - 2.5 units totalling about 25 units in a night out. This apparently makes me a...
'Health Secretary: Teetotallers should be celebrated'
19-Mar-2009
Teetotallers should be celebrated instead of shunned as pariahs, the Health Secretary will say today. In a devastating assessment of Britain's...
Luminar to continue with cheap drink promotions
17-Mar-2009 By Hamish Champ
Despite concerns over binge drinking, nightclub operator Luminar will continue selling cheap drink in venues where local competitors have already put...
Scots plan to introduce minimum price confirmed
02-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
The Scottish government plans to introduce a minimum price on alcohol, a ban on loss-leaders and cut-price promotions, it has been confirmed today....
Minimum price could stem hospital admissions
17-Feb-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Liberal Democrat Don Foster has reiterated calls for a minimum price per unit of alcohol in a bid to reduce hospital admissions. The shadow culture...
'Enterprise Inns pub on sale for £1'
15-Feb-2009
"A Midland pub has been put up for sale for £1 - less than half the cost of a pint. Wannabe landlords are being offered the chance to purchase The...
'Doctors call for labelling on alcoholic drinks'
23-Jan-2009
Doctors are demanding mandatory labelling for alcoholic drinks to help consumers keep track of their consumption as figures showed that one in three...
'Liver disease resulting from binge drinking could become big killer'
15-Dec-2008
Half of Britain's young adults first got drunk before the age of 15, according to a study which warns that liver disease could become one of the...
07-Nov-2008 By Peter Linacre
Minimum pricing is not the panacea for all ills, says Peter Linacre.
28-Oct-2008 By John Harrington
Around 40 drinks producers, pub operators and off-trade retailers have agreed to take part in a major marketing campaign to tackle binge drinking and...
'Number of drink and drug abusers filling mental hospitals soars by a third'
10-Oct-2008
The number of alcohol and drug abusers being treated by mental hospitals has leapt by almost a third in five years. Critics last night blamed the...
Chris Maclean: The drink is no demon
02-Oct-2008 By Chris Maclean
I've just been mugged by my local secondary school. I'd been invited, at the last minute, to help on a panel discussing the issue of alcohol for...
'Punch Taverns dismisses claims it is struggling to find licensees'
28-Sep-2008
Pressure is mounting on Punch Taverns after it emerged that almost one in five of its tenanted public houses is looking for a new licensee. Punch has...
'Drinkers fall into nine groups'
17-Sep-2008
The government believes it has identified nine types of heavy drinker as it launches a new alcohol campaign. These ranged from de-stress and...
