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Increased risk of cancer linked to alcohol and obesity New research has found that being overweight or having obesity amplifies the harmful effects of alcohol, especially the risk of developing alcohol-related cancer and liver disease. […]
Public health campaigners have warned that reality TV shows are exposing young people to alcohol marketing, as a new study revealed that alcohol imagery appeared thousands of times across some of the most popular shows. […]
ACUK reports on the failures of online retailers in protecting children from alcohol harm A new report by Alcohol Change UK’s team in Wales has highlighted major weaknesses in retailers’ ability to protect children from […]
New insights from experience on alcohol and suicide In England, nearly half of all patients under the care of mental health services who die by suicide have a history of alcohol use, and those who […]
Shocking rise in alcohol purchases from heaviest drinking households over lockdown New research has found that Britain’s heaviest drinkers bought around 17 times more alcohol from shops and supermarkets than the lowest purchasing households during […]
Health experts are calling for better alcohol labelling as it is revealed that wine can contain anywhere between 0g and 59g of free sugars[1] per bottle. Member organisations of the Alcohol Health Alliance commissioned an […]
On 2 February 2022, the Government released the Levelling Up White Paper which sets out the Government’s plans to improve lives and expand opportunities across the whole United Kingdom. In response, Dr Alison Giles, Chair […]
The number of annual alcohol-specific deaths in Northern Ireland has reached the highest level on record, with over 350 deaths in 2020 according to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency (Nisra). This is the […]
Ireland introduces minimum unit pricing On 4 January, the Republic of Ireland introduced the minimum unit pricing (MUP) policy. It sets a floor price of €1 per standard drink (10 grams of alcohol) and is […]
A new analysis of alcohol-buying habits from shops and supermarkets in Britain during lockdown periods in 2020 has revealed a shocking rise in the amount of alcohol bought by drinkers who may have already been […]
