Ireland's first permanent alcohol free bar has just been announced and it sounds amazing! Whether it's for health reasons, personal reasons or you simply don't want to deal with the hangover the next day, opting to skip the drink is becoming more and more common.
France's agriculture minister has unleashed a torrent of criticism from addiction experts after claiming that wine, unlike other forms of alcohol, was rarely the cause of binge drinking.
SINGAPORE: All food products containing alcohol – except beverages – will be exempted from the Liquor Control Act from Friday (Jan 18), the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) announced.
A fake brand of vodka which may contain industrial-strength alcohol and cause serious health issues - and even death - has reached the shelves of UK shops.
Ministers want to make it easier for the police to target people driving with illegal drugs, such as cannabis and cocaine, in their bloodstream.
IRELAND - Government plans to push ahead with alcohol price increases could lead to a surge in cross-border shopping, experts have warned.
A study of thousands of Australian high school students over more than 10 years has found that exposure to alcohol advertising encourages them to participate in "risky drinking" behaviours.
Changes could be afoot to how booze and groceries are sold at WA Aldi stores. While the sale of alcohol at those outlets with a liquor licence are already restricted to one dedicated checkout only, shoppers have been able to use that lane to make purchases of general grocery items only.
The Yukon Liquor Corp. (YLC) is changing its pricing structure to shift from a retail pricing model to a wholesale one. The announcement for the January changes came in December – several months after concerns were shared by local bars and restaurants about price hikes some said they were not consulted on.
Adults in South Africa consume more alcohol than adults in most other countries; previous research has shown this comes with high rates of fetal alcohol syndrome and is a driver of the country's leading causes of death: sexually transmitted infections and interpersonal violence.