These figures underline the urgent need for a 50p minimum unit price for alcohol, which would hit younger drinkers and heavy drinkers, while not greatly affecting moderate drinkers.

Alcohol companies are following the lead of the tobacco industry, launching a social media campaign to promote the virtues of their product in the face of Government crackdowns.

The alcohol industry in Scotland, including retailer and manufacturers, is to be targeted in a new crackdown on tax cheats.

Young people in the UK are more likely to have been drunk by the age of 13 than those in almost any other country, according to a study. Those aged 15 to 16 are more likely to have been drunk at least once in the last month than their counterparts almost anywhere els

A group of leading medical bodies has called on the Government to set a minimum alcohol price of 50p per unit to tackle

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Thousands of children in care in Scotland are being left in risky circumstances, leaving some with lasting emotional and behavioural problems.