Archive: Alcohol Consumption

Alcohol strategy: Hospitals could shut down pubs

People in wine clubs could be hit by the new bulk buying measures.

Local hospitals where A&Es are full of drinkers could get powers to spark reviews of pub and club licences, under new plans being formulated by the government.

Brown threatens to shut down rogue off-licenses

Hospitals shamed by patient horror stories

Age UK: Nearly one in five hospitals "fail" elderly patients

Labour: Police cuts add to problems of alcohol abuse

A Labour party spokesperson said in response to reports of government announcements on alcohol and anti-social behaviour:

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Cameron: Alcohol abuse a scandal

David Cameron highlights the cost of alcohol today on a visit to a hospital in the north-east:

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MPs demand booze guidelines rethink

Government alcohol guidelines should be revised to recommend two dry days every week, MPs have said.

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SNP to press ahead with alcohol minimum pricing

Scots have a bigger drinking problem than rest of Britain

The Scottish government is set to use its overall majority in Holyrood to push through legislation introducing alcohol minimum pricing.

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Comment: Why would-be mums must stop drinking

Kelvin Hopkins has been Labour MP for Luton North since 1997.

We have scientific evidence that drinking during pregnancy damages children. The government must act.

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Children 'targets' of alcohol advertising

The bill has been modelled on the French 'loi evin'.

Proposed legislation ensuring that alcohol advertising should not be targeted at children has been backed by medical experts.

Alcohol policy in disarray as health groups pull out on eve of report

The price of a pint? Cost was excluded from the deal.

The government's claims of having secured a deal with the alcohol industry were in disarray today after health groups pulled out.

May bottles 24-hour licensing overhaul

24-hour licensing is here to stay - despite Theresa May's rhetoric

Theresa May's pledge to 'tear up' Labour's 24-hour drinking Licensing Act quickly unravelled today after it emerged pubs and clubs would still be able to open 24 hours a day.

PM backs 'local' booze minimum pricing

Minimum pricing would only affect problem drinkers, campaigners say

David Cameron has indicated his support for local bans on cheap alcohol but refused to implement a national level policy, according to a report.

Late-night bars face coalition clampdown

Coalition government wants to address drink-fuelled disorder

Measures to roll back Labour's easing of restrictions on late-night drinking in Britain's urban centres are set to be introduced by the Home Office, according to a report.

Nice gets tough on drinkers

Drinkers could face tougher questioning from GPs according to the Nice guidelines

An influential health watchdog has demanded minimum prices on alcohol and tough questions from GPs to patients on their intake as part of a drive to cut down on alcohol-related deaths.

Cameron: I haven't found a drink I don't like

He'd rather have a bitter: Cameron on alcohol

David Cameron has revealed his taste in alcohol during a question and answer session at Fuller's Brewery in west London.

Slow-moving drinks industry frustrates ministers

Ministers want to cut down Britain's binge-drinking

The government has admitted its disappointment with alcoholic drinks manufacturers after revealing only 15 per cent of bottles are properly labelled.

Alcohol-related deaths shoot up

Most heavy drinking takes place at home, the ONS found

Alcohol-related deaths in the UK shot up to 9,031 in 2008, from 8,724 in year before, new figures show.

Labour and Tories go to war on alcohol

The price of a pint: Neither party supports minimum pricing for alcohol, as is currently being debated in Scotland

Cut-price drinks nights and 'irresponsible promotions' were in the firing line of both the main parties today.

Govt warns against boozy sleep

Drinking can stop you getting a good nights sleep

The government is urging Britain's drinkers to realise the link between boozy evenings and a lack of sleep today, in a bid to tackle commonly held misbeliefs around the subject.

NHS struggling to tackle alcohol abuse

In England nearly a third of all men and a fifth of all women are regularly drinking more than the official guidelines say they should.

NHS services and strategies for dealing with alcohol abuse are "often ill coordinated", according to an influential group of MPs.

Minimum pricing row deepens

Minimum pricing for alcohol: Some see red

Proposals to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol are generating intensive debate.

PM rules out minimum alcohol charge

Wine could have a minimum price of £4.50

Calls for a minimum price on alcoholic units have been ruled out by prime minister Gordon Brown.

Scotland ploughs ahead with drinking clampdown

The Scottish government is set to plough ahead with some of the furthest reaching legislation on drinking in the western world, despite outrage from some opposition MSPs.

Labour's 'lost generation' of alcohol victims

Generation has suffered because of cheap alcohol, Don Shenker claims

The Labour government's failure to prevent 'deep discounting' of drinks has affected an entire generation of young people, Alcohol Concern chief executive Don Shenker has claimed.

Warring govt depts 'have hurt anti-alcohol efforts'

Govt has only recently started addressing Britain's drinking problem

Inter-departmental conflict within government has damaged efforts to address Britain's growing drinking problem, it has been claimed.

Ban on 'all you can drink' offers

The government has announced a ban on 'all you can drink' promotions as part of a new strategy designed to crack down on crime and disorder.

Binge drinkers forced into counselling

People arrested for alcohol-related offences will be forced to undergo a referral process which includes counselling, Home Office minister Alan Campbell announced today.

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