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Formula One puts Heineken in the driving seat

F1 glorifies new sponsorship deal with drinks company

Revision of the EU audio visual media services directive (AVMSD)

New proposal fails to take NGOs concerns into consideration; maintains a self-regulatory policy approach

Scottish alcohol sales on the increase again

Data shows three quarters of alcohol consumed off-trade, of which majority is sold below proposed minimum unit price level

Call for public support of alcohol policy

Improving public knowledge about alcohol harm will increase government appetite for regulation

Emergency service leaders call for lower drink drive limit

Open letter to Transport Secretary comes as drink-driving bill is debated in the House of Lords

Three drinks a day ‘significantly increases’ stomach cancer risk

Cancer charity's report identifies a probable link with stomach cancer for the first time

Heavy drinking at home now typical feature of British life

University study finds half of get-togethers with friends or family involve increased or higher risk drinking

Alcohol taxes would have to rise 28% to match minimum unit pricing in Scotland

Sheffield uni modelling tackles key question behind long-running MUP court case

International study finds no health benefits from moderate drinking

Scientific review finds previous studies did not account for 'abstainer bias'

Local Authorities often bullied by the licenced trade, but scope for greater health focus within licensing

Report finds the 2003 Licensing Act has been commonly interpreted to the advantage of the licenced trade over past decade

Transport Committee on drink-driving: Take your cue from Scotland

Public mood is supportive of a lower limit, says report

Time to revisit estimates of costs of alcohol to society, says new article

Journal paper calls for 'a full, holistic review of the costs of alcohol'

Government’s own numbers show that alcohol is under-taxed

New report reveals that alcohol taxes fail to reflect full social costs of drinking

Fewer adults dying from conditions directly caused by alcohol

... but deaths from related conditions, such as cancer, rise by 1%

Alcohol sports sponsorship linked to risky drinking

Study shows increased risky drinking amongst schoolchildren and adult athletes exposed to alcohol sports sponsorship

Minimum unit pricing is the healthiest alcohol pricing policy, say Sheffield experts

A minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol would be more effective in reducing health inequalities and cutting consumption among heavy drinkers than increases...

Drink drive fatality figures at a crossroads

No significant change since 2010; a lower drink drive limit will 'break the deadlock', urge road safety campaigners

Alcohol-related deaths creep upwards

Official figures show UK deaths among women hit highest level since 2008

Alcohol industry heavily dependent on risky drinking

Australia's alcohol brands take advantage of 'super consumers' according to FARE report

No ‘safe’ limit: Alcohol Health Alliance responds to new CMO drinking guidelines

Link between alcohol and cancer link leads to new recommended guidelines for units