Former champion boxer Tony Bellew is backing a new campaign calling on older men to socialise without the need for drinking alcohol.

Former boxing champion gets behind campaign to tackle problem drinking

Grolsch has had its alcohol content slashed to 3.4% alcohol by volume (abv) in the UK amid shrinking sales and discounted tax rules on weaker brews. 

Grolsch drops alcohol content amid sales slump and tax rules on weaker brews

Stormont’s Health minister is to seek Executive approval for introducing minimum alcohol pricing in Northern Ireland.

Health minister to seek introduction of minimum alcohol pricing in NI

Ulrika Jonsson at The Sun's Who Cares Wins Awards in 2022.

The TV presenter, 57, said she “sobbed like a child” after her best friend told her she needed help with her drinking.

'I was a highly functioning binge drinker', says Ulrika Jonsson

Joanne Good's daughter, Megan, died after drinking cheap white cider. She wants England to follow Scotland and raise the minimum unit price of alcohol. 

Mother backs calls to raise Minimum Unit Price of alcohol after daughter's death

A total of 27,792 British drivers were convicted multiple times in the 11 years to July 20.

Hundreds of motorists caught drink-driving four times or more

Alcohol moderation is on the increase but many drinkers in Wales are still putting their health at serious risk, according to an alcohol harm charity.

1 in 5 drinkers in Wales putting their health at 'serious risk', charity warns

The trial saw a dozen pubs, bars and restaurants switch pint glasses with a measure two thirds of the original size.

'Fancy a two-thirds'? Study suggest shrinking pints to boost nation's health

In Scotland there was 1,277 deaths caused by alcohol in 2023, an increase of one from 2022.

Alcohol deaths fall in Dumfries and Galloway but rise in Scottish Borders

Despite saying she hadn't been drinking, medical professionals found elevated levels of alcohol in her blood and on her breath.

Woman diagnosed with rare condition after doctors said she was just drunk

Trading Standards Officers visited 77 pubs and bars, and found they were served 96 short measures out of 137 orders. 

The price of an underpoured pint: Short measures cost drinkers £115 a year

Coming from humble beginnings, Brewdog has become a global phenomenon - but its leadership under co-founder James Watt has not been without its challenges.

BrewDog: A timeline of controversies as James Watt calls time as boss

Lawyers on Teesside believe a dedicated court could break the 'generational cycle' of crime often targeting children and young people.

Specialist drugs and alcohol court needed to 'scratch surface' of crime

England is "top of the charts" globally for child alcohol use, a major report by the World Health Organisation has found.

Young girls in the UK drinking, smoking and vaping more than boys

EMBARGOED TO 2230 SATURDAY DECEMBER 16 File photo dated 09/10/2020 of drinks. Plans to modernise spiking laws will be set out in the coming days, the Government has said. Issue date: Saturday December 16, 2023.

As police across the country step up patrols this week in a bid to crack down on drink spiking, staff in bars, pubs and clubs remain vigilant.

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