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Excessive drinking during pregnancy is not a crime, judges rule

Council's compensation claim rejected by the Court of Appeal

New call for a comprehensive EU Alcohol Strategy

Eurocare calls for action to reduce alcohol-related harm ahead of the 6th European Alcohol Policy Conference

Scottish Parliament passes lower drink drive limit

Reduced limit will come into effect on December 5

TV star says think twice about how much you’re drinking

Actress Charlie Hardwick is the voice behind a North East campaign urging women to think twice and limit how much they drink to reduce their...

Alcohol treatment activity in England reaches record levels for a sixth year running

More clients admitted to more new treatment journeys, but also more problem drinkers successfully treated

Public Health England releases local authority liver disease profiles

Data exposes a stark north-south divide over admissions and mortality rates for alcohol liver disease sufferers

A fifth of deaths caused by alcohol in Wales, claims new report

Public Health Wales Observatory findings show the stark challenges caused by alcohol

Minimum alcohol pricing up to 50 times more effective than below cost selling ban

And the greatest effects would be in harmful drinkers, say experts

How Labour forgot its roots to liberalise alcohol licensing

New paper by historian Peter Catterall looks at the changing attitudes of the party to alcohol legislation

Alcohol-related liver disease: new map highlights regional hotspots

National average equates to just over 200 hospital admissions every week

Event explores European Commission decision to exempt alcohol from EU labelling legislation

Do you know what is in your drink? Public health experts attend Brussels event to find out why European Union consumers are kept in dark...

One in six women drivers admit to drink-driving whilst over the limit

Drinking and driving for women drivers is the ‘new normal’ as one in six say they’ve driven whilst over the legal limit in the past...

Health experts prepare to take minimum unit price campaign to Brussels

Doctors take battle to implement "Scotland the Brave's" alcohol minimum unit price policy to Brussels

Northern Ireland Drinking Patterns Survey shows majority favour minimum unit pricing

Fifth report of its kind shows 60% of respondents in favour of pricing legislation

Road casualties report 2012 – drink drive deaths levelling out

Number of deaths 'not significantly different' from previous year, according to the Department of Transport

Parliamentary Group on Alcohol Misuse releases 2015 Manifesto

MPs unveil 10-point plan for combatting alcohol misuse

Independent expert panel backs Welsh minimum unit pricing move

Specially commissioned report finds 'indisputable evidence that the price of alcohol matters', says health minister

Underage drinking on decline, but still acceptable among pupils

Data released by the Health & Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) today confirms a continuing downward trend in underage drinking

Statistics on Alcohol England 2014 released: Cost to NHS of alcohol dependency drugs tops £3m for the first time

The Net Ingredient Cost (NIC) of drugs for treating alcohol dependence reached a record high of £3.13m in 2013, a rise of 6.7% on 2012...

Quarter of Welsh adults still binge drink

Results from the newly published Welsh Health Survey 2013 show no change in the proportion of adults who exceeded the recommended daily guidelines for alcohol...