'Guinness gets a rival as sales of black lager go through the roof'
15-Mar-2010
With sales soaring 42% in the last year, Black lager is the fastest growing tipple in Britain with supermarkets and pubs struggling to keep up with...
Survey raises doubts about impact of minimum pricing
17-Feb-2010 By Matt Eley Matt
More than half of the population would alter their drinking habits if prices went up by 20 per cent, according to new research into minimum pricing....
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...
17-Dec-2009 By Lesley Foottit
A new report has blasted parents for allowing their children alcohol when underage, claiming it can lead to alcohol-related problems later in life.
Parents warned over giving alcohol to children
17-Dec-2009 By James Wilmore
Children should not drink alcohol before the age of 15, according to England's Chief Medical Officer. In a five-point guidance published today, Sir...
'Ritchie pub licence reviewed after complaints'
17-Dec-2009
Film director Guy Ritchie will face a review of his central London pub licence today after neighbours complained about noise. Westminster City...
Top doctor tells MPs minimum pricing would "help pubs
16-Jul-2009 By James Wilmore
Chief Medical Officer Sir Liam Donaldson has today renewed his calls for a minimum price, telling MPs it would "help pubs". Giving evidence to a...
16-Jun-2009 By John Harrington
An influential Labour MP has told a Home Office minister he's "disappointed" the Government has failed to push ahead with minimum pricing of alcohol....
Minimum price would hit 'harmful' drinkers hardest
11-May-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Moderate drinkers would only pay an extra £18 per year for alcohol if a minimum price of 50p per unit was introduced. The figure, which relates to...
'MP backs minimum alcohol price call'
24-Mar-2009
The home affairs select committee chairman, Labour's Keith Vaz, backed the call by the chief medical officer, Sir Liam Donaldson, for a minimum price...
Minimum pricing debate re-ignites
19-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
Minimum pricing has leapt to the top of the political agenda after the UK's top doctor urged the government to introduce the measure as an "immediate...
Janet Street-Porter backs minimum pricing
19-Mar-2009
Outspoken social commentator Janet Street-Porter has backed chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson's calls for minimum pricing of alcohol.Speaking...
BII members in favour of minimum pricing
19-Mar-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Members of the BII are in favour of minimum pricing, according to chief executive Neil Roberston. The BII boss, who took over from John McNamara...
ALMR wants below-cost ban, not minimum price
17-Mar-2009 By James Wilmore
A ban on below-cost selling would be more effective than introducing a minimum price, a trade group has argued. The Association of Licensed Multiple...
'Wales to push for minimum price'
17-Mar-2009
Wales continues to push for increased powers over the sale of alcohol despite Gordon Brown backing away from plans for minimum pricing. Assembly...
16-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The DCMS rejects call from the chief medical officer for the health impact to be considered in licence applications.
16-Mar-2009 By John Harrington
The Prime Minister speaks out against calls for a 50p-per-unit minimum price.
'New religious GCSE exam to study binge-drinking'
01-Feb-2009
"School children taking the new religious studies GCSE will be required to study 'religious attitudes towards the purpose use and importance of...
Plans to tackle teen booze intake
30-Jan-2009 By Matt Eley Matt
Alcohol intake by children aged 11 to 15 has more than doubled in the last 19 years. Research shows that the average weekly alcohol intake in that...
'Don't let your kids drink, government tells parents'
25-Jan-2009
"Sir Liam Donaldson, the chief medical officer, will this week tell parents that children under the age of 15 must not be allowed to drink. The...
Under-20 zero alcohol limit call
17-Jul-2008
England's chief medical officer says the legal blood- alcohol limit should be cut to zero for 17 to 20-year-olds. The call comes in Sir Liam...
'Cigarette vending machines should be banned'
30-Jun-2008
Council leaders are calling for a total ban on coin-operated cigarette vending machines, after new figures showed that sales of cigarettes to...
'The hollow boast of the smoking ban'
29-Jun-2008
Last year a leading health insurance company claimed that the English smoking ban would "enable village and town pubs across the UK to play an even...
NewsDigest
26-Jul-2007
England's top doctor has added his weight to calls for higher tax on alcohol. Sir Liam Donaldson, the Chief Medical Officer for England, told The...
Chief medical officer considered resigning over smoking
24-Nov-2005
Chief medical officer Liam Donaldson has revealed that he considered quitting after the government failed to heed his advice on a total smoking...
What the Sunday papers said
19-Jun-2005
The London borough of Westminster has said it could take seven years for all its pubs to be licensed under the new licensing regime introduced by the...
