Alcohol  provides sporting bodies with pots of gold. It also causes them untold angst. It's a dilemma that tugs at the very fibres of sport. How can organisations take money from…

Australians are drinking even more than authorities thought, the latest statistics show. An article published yesterday by the Medical Journal of Australia   argues that the Australian Bureau of Statistics has…

The Government must tackle the damaging effects of "passive drinking" and give communities greater influence over licensing laws, campaigners said today. Too many areas are "plagued by shouting, vomiting, fights,…

Magistrates in parts of Wales have new powers to ban people convicted of alcohol-related offences from pubs for up to two years. Drinking banning orders (DBOs) will be available in…

A new study has found that people with off-licence liquor outlets near their home are more likely to be binge-drinkers. The University of Otago research comes as the government prepares…

Underage drinking, fuelled by the "ludicrously cheap price of alcohol" in supermarkets, is costing the National Health Service  £19m a year. The Alcohol Concern report said that the number of…

Brussels is a battlefield of rule-making; there are always a thousand small skirmishes taking place off-camera, many with an impact on your future and the bottom lines of big companies.…

Alcohol Concern cites research showing more than 1 million under-16-year-olds saw multiple drinks ads during World Cup Alcohol Concern has called for a ban on TV and internet alcohol ads…

Slower reaction times, more errors were linked to higher consumption A new study confirms what many people may know first- or secondhand: Too much alcohol slows reaction time and increases…

Health groups have called for the Government to act to tackle the "plague" of illness caused by cheap alcohol. Campaigners found young adults could get drunk on strong cider for…