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Alcohol prices 'could rise by 10%'

Press Assoc. - Yesterday, 06:04 am

Alcohol prices could rise by 10% next year because of tax increases, the head of a major brewer has said. More »

Alcohol may cut heart disease risk
Press Assoc. - Thursday, November 19 06:49 am
Alcohol may cut the risk of heart disease by almost a third in men, research has suggested. More »
In binge-tolerant Japan, alcoholism not seen as disease
Reuters - Monday, November 16 04:20 am
TOKYO (Reuters Life!) - When Japanese civil servant Yoshiyuki Takeuchi saw himself lagging behind his peers at work, alcohol was the only thing he felt he could turn to, becoming the latest victim of an addiction poorly understood in Japan. More »
Tears as PM apologises to 'Forgotten Australians'
AFP - Monday, November 16 02:23 am
CANBERRA (AFP) - Prime Minister Kevin Rudd made an emotional apology on Monday to half-a-million "Forgotten Australians" who faced sexual abuse, violence and forced labour in childcare homes over a period of decades. More »
Pilot Charged After Heathrow Booze Arrest
SkyNews - Wednesday, November 11 09:45 am
A pilot has been charged with being over the legal alcohol limit for flying a plane as he prepared to take off from Heathrow Airport. More »
Warning over alcohol sponsorship in sport
ITN - Tuesday, November 10 05:50 am
Alcohol firms, which back sporting events, should be forced to prove their sponsorship has no impact on people's drinking habits. More »
Students don fancy dress for Carnage bar crawl
ITN - Monday, November 9 03:15 pm
Students dressed as doctors and nurses have taken part in an organised bar crawl as part of the latest controversial Carnage UK event. More »
Many more could quit in drugs row
ITN - Monday, November 2 07:52 am
Mass resignations from the country's drugs advisory panel are predicted in protest at the decision to axe chairman, Professor David Nutt. More »
Drugs czar warns of protest resignations
ITN - Saturday, October 31 12:27 pm
Gordon Brown has been warned his top advisors may quit in protest at the departure of drugs czar Professor David Nutt. More »