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MPs call for booze promotion ban
MPs call for booze promotion ban

Alcohol promotions should be banned to help overrun police deal with alcohol linked crimes, MPs on the home affairs committee have said. The Mps called for the alcohol trade’s voluntary standards to become mandatory, with an inspection system equipped with penalties for violations so that police can focus on more serious offences such as immigration… Read more »

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Alcohol abuse costing £2.7 billion a year
Alcohol abuse costing £2.7 billion a year

Alcohol-related poor health costs the NHS £2.7 billion pounds per year, the National Audit Office (NAO) revealed today. Alcohol misuse has become an increasing burden on the NHS, with drinking-related deaths increasing over 100 per cent since 1990. “Alcohol misuse constitutes a heavy and increasing burden on the NHS,” said Tim Burr, head of the… Read more »