HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finnish researchers are recommending that beer and other drinks with more than 3.5 percent alcohol be banned from grocery stores to curb alcohol-related deaths.

FIRST Minister Alex Salmond has put economic growth and gaining more powers for Scotland at the heart of his programme for government. The SNP leader set out his aims as he unveiled 15 pieces of legislation, in

Youth alcohol-related deaths, such as Wellington student Daniel Hansman, are under the spotlight again in a new report. The report by the Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee found alcohol contributed to the deaths of one in four children and young people who died between 2005 and 2007.

AFP - South Africa plans to ban alcohol advertising in a bid to rein in violent crime fuelled by excessive drinking, the health minister said Tuesday. With one of the world's highest crime rates, the country attracts foreign experts

The number of off-licence premises in an area is statistically linked to the number of underage drinkers admitted to hospital for alcohol-related problems, a study suggests.

THREE out of four violent crimes are committed under the influence of alcohol in some parts of Scotland.