Copyright © 2007 Yahoo! All rights reserved. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/alcohol-binge-drinking.html en-en Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:54:26 +0000 5 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/fc/alcohol-binge-drinking.html http://l.yimg.com/eur.yimg.com/i/uk/any/u/news.gif 30 140 http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080722/tuk-tougher-action-over-binge-drinking-6323e80.html /pressass/20080722/r_t_pressass_uk/tuk-tougher-action-over-binge-drinking-6323e80_2 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 16:54:26 +0000 The alcohol industry faces tough new laws unless it does more to encourage sensible drinking, the Government said. Press Assoc. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080722/tuk-life-britain-drinking-dc-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080722/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-life-britain-drinking-dc-fa6b408_1 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 11:07:26 +0000 Britain's drinks industry may face tough new laws to deal with the country's binge-drinking culture, which costs the state health system an estimated 2.7 billion pounds each year, the government warned on Tuesday. Reuters http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080722/tuk-6-per-cent-of-hosptial-admissions-bl-dba1618.html /itn/20080722/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-6-per-cent-of-hosptial-admissions-bl-dba1618_1 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 07:49:19 +0000 More than 800,000 people a year are being admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries and illness ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080722/tuk-6-in-hospital-due-to-alcohol-6323e80.html /pressass/20080722/r_t_pressass_uk/tuk-6-in-hospital-due-to-alcohol-6323e80_1 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 05:20:18 +0000 More than 800,000 people a year are being admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries and illness, more than four times the previously acknowledged figure. Press Assoc. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/pressass/20080722/tuk-6-of-admissions-linked-to-alcohol-6323e80.html /pressass/20080722/r_t_pressass_uk/tuk-6-of-admissions-linked-to-alcohol-6323e80_1 Tue, 22 Jul 2008 04:21:43 +0000 More than 800,000 people a year are being admitted to hospital with alcohol-related injuries and illness, more than four times the previously acknowledged figure, it has been reported. Press Assoc. http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080721/tuk-booze-regulations-should-be-axed-dba1618.html /itn/20080721/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-booze-regulations-should-be-axed-dba1618_1 Mon, 21 Jul 2008 06:40:31 +0000 Alcohol industry regulations are "not fit for practice" and should be scrapped, an independent review has found. ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080720/tuk-ministers-call-time-on-happy-hour-dba1618.html /itn/20080720/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-ministers-call-time-on-happy-hour-dba1618_1 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:59:00 +0000 Happy hours in pubs and clubs could be banned in an attempt to curb binge drinking. ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/itn/20080720/tuk-alcohol-campaign-to-hit-shops-dba1618.html /itn/20080720/r_t_itn_uk/tuk-alcohol-campaign-to-hit-shops-dba1618_1 Sun, 20 Jul 2008 09:37:57 +0000 Retailers are educating consumers about alcohol units in a bid to cut binge drinking. ITN http://uk.news.yahoo.com/afp/20080718/thl-us-france-health-alcoholism-music-0b0437e.html /afp/20080718/r_t_afp_hl_usa/thl-us-france-health-alcoholism-music-0b0437e_1 Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:10:00 +0000 Blame the DJ: loud bar music makes people drink more and drink faster, a study released Friday has found. AFP http://uk.news.yahoo.com/rtrs/20080714/tuk-uk-britain-drink-fa6b408.html /rtrs/20080714/r_t_rtrs_uk_other/tuk-uk-britain-drink-fa6b408_1 Mon, 14 Jul 2008 11:48:00 +0000 Teenagers taking to the road should face zero drink-drive limits in an attempt to reduce accidents, the country's chief medical officer said. Reuters