Cheshire's leading police officer has called for a minimum price for alcohol double that under government proposals.

Drinking levels in Britain are among the 20 highest worldwide, research suggests. Beer accounts for almost half of the alcohol drunk in the country

Coalition's limited concessions to drinks industry puts collaborative approach on the rocks

Setting an alcohol minimum price is the government's big plan to cut binge drinking. But what difference will it really make? We've got the data • Get the data

Exclusive Guardian investigation confirms health groups' fears that banning sale of drink below cost price will not work

Women are more likely than men to suffer a poor night?s sleep after drinking alcohol, according to a study. It has long been known that alcohol can initially deepen sleep during the early part of the night, but disrupt i

Alcohol will soon cause three Britons per minute to be taken to hospital, campaigners warn. Soaring rates of binge-drinking mean that by 2015 alcohol-related problems will be responsible for 1.5 million A&E admi

Report calls for counsellors and advisors in hospitals, claiming presence would save £3 for every £1 invested

Drinks industry sponsorship of sports and cultural events in Wales should be banned to help cut booze culture, claims an alcohol awareness charity.

Controversial alcohol restrictions in the Kimberley have been linked to a marked drop in sexually transmitted infections. WA Health Department disease experts, writing in the Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health this week, said STI rates had fallen since bans on takeaway sales of ful