alcohol
Young drivers warned a ‘little’ drink can ‘risk a lot’
The Government’s new Think! campaign targets 17-24 year-old men.
Alcohol duty rise a ‘hammer blow’ to Scottish whisky, industry warns
The Scottish Whisky Association has accused the Prime Minister of breaking his promise of backing producers ‘to the hilt’.
Health experts set out necessary action to drive down deaths in Scotland
Non-Communicable Disease Alliance Scotland has set out a 10-year vision seeking to fundamentally change Scotland’s poor health.
Health minister to seek introduction of minimum alcohol pricing in NI
Mike Nesbitt said he would be asking his Executive colleagues to approve the measure.
Industry-backed apps designed to cut drinking ‘mislead users’, researchers warn
The use of features which aim to manipulate and influence consumers for their own interests was uncovered.
Vaping, drinking and illegal drug use ‘more common among better-off children’
The report authors said the pattern ‘runs in the opposite direction to the one many people might expect’.
Calls for minimum unit pricing amid growing number of alcohol-related illnesses and deaths in Northern Ireland
Figures show NI recorded 356 alcohol-specific deaths, the second-highest rate in the UK, in 2022
Minister vows to ‘table emergency resolution’ to stop alleged pub licence limit
Pat McFadden ruled out a change to opening hours.
Gin and whisky-makers lament ‘disastrous’ duty hike one year on
The largest alcohol duty hike in almost 50 years last August added 10.1% to duty paid on full strength spirits.
New justice minister volunteers to wear alcohol monitoring tag
Electronic monitoring devices can keep tabs on the alcohol levels in the wearer’s sweat every 30 minutes.