For some, it's an everyday reality - the walls are smashed as a fist goes through or there are holes or marks where a chair has been thrown. A woman lies bruised or bleeding, children crawl around in a mess or hide in a corner as a drunk lets fly or a party gets out of control.

GERRY BRAIDEN A BOLD local authority plan to ban new pubs, clubs or off-sales has prevented a single license

Queen Margaret University (QMU) has been awarded a research grant to investigate whether Scotland?s heaviest drinkers will change their habits as a result of the Scottish Government?s alcohol policy that could enforce a minimum price per unit of alcohol.

SALES of beer in Scotland have slumped dramatically since the introduction of a ban on discount deals and multi-buy options. Off-sale

Expand University of Otago health experts say a study showing a correlation between suicide, homicide and a lower drinking age in the US is further evidence the drinking age should be raised here.

Consumption of alcohol has soared in Britain over the last few decades while it has plummeted on the continent. Adults in the UK drink 9 per cent more than they did in 1980, making us the 11th booziest nation in Europe ��������� although our i

Doctors, child health experts and police are among 78 organisations that have formed a powerful new lobby group in WA to fight problem drinking in teenagers.