The Latest Breaking News from Alcohol

Budweiser to give beer it can’t sell at World Cup to eventual winners

Budweiser has announced that the alcoholic beer it cannot sell in stadiums in Qatar will go to the World Cup

The Guardian - UK · Nov 22, 2022

Make it illegal for five-year-olds to drink alcohol, says doctor

Alcohol is the leading risk factor for premature death among 15 to 49-year-olds

The Independent UK · Nov 22, 2022

Alcohol minimum unit pricing does help to cut drink consumption in Scotland, report finds

Scotland's public health minister Maree Todd insisted minimum unit pricing is 'achieving what it set out to do'.

Daily Record · Nov 22, 2022

Minimum pricing ‘effective’ in reducing alcohol consumption, study finds

Public Health Scotland says their strategy is achieving what it was meant to do

Wales Online · Nov 22, 2022

Call to change law that makes it legal for child, 5, to drink alcohol

Experts say doctors need to do more to educate parents about the potential harm of early exposure to alcohol

Chronicle Live · Nov 21, 2022

Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing helping 'cut consumption' of drinks in Scotland

Scottish Government ministers say the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing is "achieving one of its key aims" after a new report said it has helped cut alcohol consumption.

Glasgow Live · Nov 21, 2022

Man 'lost it' and glassed woman three times to the head

A court heard violence broke out in the hotel room after the consumption of alcohol, cocaine and ketamine

Liverpool Echo · Nov 21, 2022

England fans coping without access to alcohol at World Cup stadiums

The sale of alcohol to fans at World Cup stadiums in Qatar was banned just two days before the tournament kicked off.

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2022

Drew Barrymore on getting sober: ‘I’m finally free of the torture of guilt’

The Charlie’s Angels actor wrote about her sobriety journey in an essay published in the December issue of her magazine, Drew, and said it’s been a ‘liberating’ experience

Evening Standard · Nov 21, 2022

Hot weather conditions prompts fire bans and increased chance of severe storms in parts of Queensland, BOM says

The weather bureau warns hot conditions across Queensland today could cause fires in the south and severe thunderstorms in the north.

ABC News · Nov 21, 2022