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Alcohol duty cuts linked to 2,000 additional deaths in England

Research also suggests reintroducing alcohol duty escalator could save lives

Midwives call for more support to deliver alcohol advice

Government did not adequately communicate 2016 guidelines on drinking in pregnancy to midwives; 42% unaware of them

Use Brexit to shake up ‘irrational’ alcohol duty system, think-tank says

SMF / IAS report suggests overhaul of duty framework

In Europe, people continue to consume more alcohol than in any other place in the world

A recent WHO report shows that rates of harmful alcohol consumption in Europe have not dropped as expected, even though all countries have signed the...

Drink-driving death numbers still stalling

Progress on drink-driving injuries and deaths coming to a gradual stop

Higher alcohol taxes would boost the economy

10% increase in alcohol duty would create 17,000 more jobs, study suggests

Extent of hospital patient alcohol misuse ‘much bigger’ than assumed

Study suggests 10% of bed-bound NHS patients are alcohol-dependent and 20% are harming themselves by drinking

Hangovers cost the UK up to £1.4bn a year

New figures reveal the economic toll of hungover and intoxicated workers

Scottish alcohol sales fall to 25-year low

Positive signs of minimum unit pricing's impact on alcohol sales

Alcohol dominates UK reality TV

References to, possesion, and consumption of 40 alcohol brands appear in all episodes viewed

One in five people in England harmed by others’ drinking – BMJ

And nearly one in 20 of them experienced aggression, indicates largest survey of its kind

New alcohol stats expose growing divides in age and location

Older drinkers and northerners suffer most from alcohol-related harms

Northern Ireland: Annual alcohol-related deaths hit all-time high

Mortality rate highest among middle-aged drinkers

Driving the limit down

Scottish study shows little change in results so far, but support for a lower limit is still strong

Beer duty 18% lower than 2012, following yet another real-terms cut

Duty cuts will cost a total of £9.1 billion to 2024

Government launches airside alcohol consultation

Home Office calls for evidence on legislation over drunk and disruptive airline passengers

Budget 2018: Duties frozen

Move to cost Treasury 880m over the next five years

Home Affairs Select Committee: Alcohol perpetuates harmful gender stereotypes

Inquiry cites IAS evidence

Cross-party parliamentary group publishes alcohol charter

Leading voices in alcohol recovery sector call on government to aim high with a pioneering new alcohol strategy

Alcohol industry CSR actions ineffective

Improving public relations seen as more important than improving public health say researchers