The autopsy report is still to come but at the tragic last act, Amy Winehouse’s father had no doubts. ‘‘Amy had been off hard drugs for almost three years.

THERE was a striking increase in the number of young adults engaging in self-harm last year, with the recession and alcohol consumption largely being blamed.

The price of cheap take-out alcohol should be doubled to cut anti-social behaviour, the Lord Mayor of Dublin said today. Andrew Montague said the Government should work alongside the Northern Ireland Assembly to set an agreed minimum price for off-licence sales.

The price of cheap take-out alcohol should be doubled to cut anti-social behaviour, it has been claimed. Dublin's Lord Mayor Andrew Montague called for the Government to work alongside the Northern Ireland Assembly to set an agreed minimum price for off-licence sales.