ScotRail is banning alcohol on its night trains, the operator has announced. Carrying and drinking alcohol on the company’s trains will be banned between 9pm and 10am, and passengers may be refused travel if under the influence of alcohol under the new rules.
THE recommended weekly alcohol limits for both men and women have been cut by Irish experts. It is now recommended that men should not drink more than 17 alcohol units over a week.
Sunday Independent, June 24 ALCOHOL Action Ireland, the national charity for alcohol-related issues, has urged the Government to adopt a 'Hidden Harm' Action Plan, similar to that of Northern Ireland,…
Around 130 youngsters in the county are being treated for alcohol addiction - even though they're not old enough to buy a drink. The shocking figures reveal the full scale of Kent and Medway's alcohol problems.
SALES of alcohol to children are at their lowest level in the past five years, new figures from one of the region’s authorities have revealed. Derbyshire County Council has said it “regularly works†with teenage volunteers, under the age of 18, who attempt to buy alco
Almost a quarter of Scots have seen someone drinking alcohol acting aggressively or violently towards a child, a survey has found. The figures were published as a campaign to stop alcohol affecting the lives of children was launched by a charity.
The Government has been urged to introduce a national training scheme for people who sell alcohol to ensure their safety.
From the Irish Examiner: By Fiona Ryan Friday, June 22, 2012 The role of alcohol in the abuse of children must urgently be addressed, writes Fiona Ryan LESS than 48…
From the Irish Examiner: By Paul O'Brien, Political Editor Thursday, June 21, 2012 A Labour TD has criticised some Irish soccer fans for drinking to excess and writing bawdy slogans…
From onmedica: Louise Prime Thursday, 21 June 2012 Alcohol might be implicated in as many as 640,000 hospital admissions and 2 million visits to emergency care departments annually in England…