The brewer and pub owner Greene King has called for the "minimum pricing debate to continue" following a policy shift towards taxation and below cost options. Greene King, who have previously spoken out in favour of minimu

Ads Placed on Cable TV Networks More Than Tripled BALTIMORE, Dec. 15, 2010 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Youth exposure to alcohol advertising on U.S. television increased 71 percent between 2001 and 2009, according to a report released tod

A leading supermarket chain has been branded irresponsible after it was revealed it has sold lager at less than 20p per can. The Co-op, which boasts of its ethical standards, offered customers in Manchester a pack of four cans of its own-label bee

HAVING a few festive drinks to celebrate Christmas often seems like a great way to share holiday cheer. But the festivities can turn dangerous, with two million Australians claiming they know someone who injured themselves or was harmed as a result of excessive alcohol consumption last Christmas an

The Conservatives are calling on the Scottish Government to ensure the ban on below-cost-price sales of alcohol set out in a recent Treasury paper will also apply in Scotland. Murdo Fraser MSP, shadow cabinet secretary for health and wellbeing, has written to the Health

A ban on the below cost sale of alcohol could come into effect by May 2012, the Government has said. In its Business Plan for 2011-15, the Home Office set…

Parliament will vote for the first time this week on legislation cracking down on youth drinking. The Alcohol Reform Bill proposes a split purchase age, gives parents greater authority to…

Children who are supplied with alcohol by people other than their parents are up to six times more likely to binge drink, a new study has found. The Australian Drug…