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NGOs resign from health forum as commission ignores Member State and European Parliament calls for alcohol strategy

Public Health NGOs have today resigned from the EU Alcohol and Health Forum, following the announcement by Commissioner Andriukaitis that he has no plans to...

Rising trend in alcohol-related liver disease admission rates continues

The figures in the latest update to the Local Alcohol Profiles for England (LAPE) data tool show alcohol admission rates to hospitals on the rise...

Alcohol advertising and sponsorship in Formula One: A dangerous cocktail

Formula One alcohol sponsorship exposes audience to alcohol brands every five seconds

OECD report gives damning assessment of UK drinking habits

First major OECD report on harmful alcohol use finds Brits' drinking levels above average since 1995

European Parliament passes resolution for a new EU Alcohol Strategy

European Parliament ratifies resolution that includes calorie labelling of alcoholic drinks

Industry profits trump public health as alcohol duty cut yet again in Budget

Penny off a pint of beer for the third year running, cider and spirits cut by 2%; total cost to public purse estimated at £2.4bn

Lords slam EU inaction on alcohol harm

Committee report criticises absence of EU Alcohol Strategy; calls for effective legislation at Commission level

Alcohol Health Alliance: ‘our NHS can’t afford for alcohol to get any cheaper’

AHA urges Chancellor to reinstate the alcohol duty escalator in this year’s budget

Young teetotallers on the rise

2013 survey data: There are now as many young abstainers as those aged 65 and over

Fatal drink drive accidents up a fifth

Number of accidents in 2013 may be highest since 2009, with nearly 10% of drivers in their twenties admitting to drink-driving

Over half of violent crime alcohol-related

New data tells familiar story. Proportion of alcohol-related crimes also accounts for two-thirds of violent incidents between strangers

UK alcohol-related deaths persistently above 1990s levels

Official figures indicate a plateau in alcohol-related deaths, but rates still higher than 20 years ago, with many happening before people reach mid-fifties

Health campaigners call for tougher regulation of alcohol adverts

Calls come after new survey shows primary school children are more familiar with beer brands than biscuits

Irish Government announces measures to tackle alcohol harm

Public Health (Alcohol) Bill 2015 proposals include minimum unit pricing, warning labels on packaging and new restrictions on advertising, marketing and sponsorship

NI Census: Alcohol treatment users on the rise

Jump in patient numbers partly due to higher response rate

Labour to target cheap cider to protect children

Labour’s new approach to public health pledges to take tougher action to protect children from “the harm caused by alcohol, sugar and smoke”, says Andy...

Alcohol sales linked with alcohol deaths across GB regions

First ever analysis of relationship between alcohol sales data and alcohol-related deaths finds a positive correlation between the two

Public call for health warnings on alcohol labels

Fewer than half of people aware of the links between alcohol and cancer, according to survey

Upward trend in number of premises licences continues

Fewer alcohol only on-sales and round-the-clock licences among overall increases in personal and premises licences

Scotland’s relationship with alcohol changing for the better: MESAS study

2014 report shows positive effects of falling consumption, but there is still some way to go