Relaxed licensing regulations that allow pubs, restaurants and bars to sell takeaway pints without red tape holding them back have been extended.
BEIJING (Reuters) - Luckin Coffee said on Tuesday that it sold more than 5.42 million cups of the alcohol-infused latte it rolled out with Kweichow Moutai on the first day of its launch, setting a new sales record for the Chinese coffee chain.
At this month's licensing board meeting, Police Scotland raised concerns over "current trends" which showed online apps can be used by children to buy vapes and other age-restricted products.
Compounding an already challenging season, the devastating impacts of climate change are being felt throughout the Okanagan, Similkameen and Shuswap regions once again with active wildfire situations evolving throughout these regions.
According to The Sun, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has stepped in to allow pubs in England and Wales to continue with off-sales, so customers can enjoy pints in plastic containers away from the licensed premise, and without asking for council permission.
First set out by Prime Minister Rishi Sunak when he was chancellor in 2021, the overhaul of the alcohol duty regime, which kicked in on Monday, aims to encourage drinkers to cut back by taxing all alcohol based on its strength, rather than the previous categories of wine, beer, spirits, and ciders.
- Reducing alcohol consumption, the Nordic way: alcohol monopolies, marketing bans and higher taxation
Nordic countries have a long history of alcohol consumption, complex challenges with heavy episodic drinking practices, and a reputation of implementing some of the strongest regulations to reduce alcohol-related harms.
Today, alcohol drinking levels in the Nordic countries, including Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden, are among the lowest in the European Union.
With just one month till the government's alcohol tax hikes are effective, the Wine and Spirits Trade Association (WSTA) has reiterated why the "crippling" duty increases should be scrapped
Brewers in the United Kingdom are cutting the alcohol content -- but not the price -- of several of their most popular beers in what's been described as another example of "shrinkflation."
One in five drinkers (21%) are becoming bored of booze, research has found – with 35% having cut back their alcohol consumption in the last 12 months.