More than three-quarters of New Zealanders want the minimum buying age for alcohol raised, a new poll shows. The Herald DigiPoll was undertaken as the Alcohol Reform Bill goes through Parliament, in which MPs will make a conscience vote on whether to keep the purchase age at 18, increase it to 20,

New motoring laws have come into force in France making it compulsory for drivers to carry breathalyser kits in their vehicles.

Alcohol producers are on track to deliver their pledge to provide health information on 80% of alcohol labels on UK shelves by the end of 2013, according to Portman Group data.

The Big Lottery Fund is giving £7m in grants to help tackle alcohol abuse in Northern Ireland.

Children’s lives are being ruined by alcohol-fuelled violence, says charity CHILDREN 1ST, as new research suggests almost a quarter of people living in Scotland (23 per cent) have seen someone who’s been drinking being aggressive or violent towa