Alcohol
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Pub closures: how Britain’s publicans are fighting backIn Depth Patrick Frawley, founder and owner of the East London Pub Co., on the future of the great British pub
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NHS funding Christmas ‘drunk tanks’Speed Read Extra measures to keep revellers out of A&E as ‘Mad Friday’ arrives
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Dozens of offences quashed after forensic manipulationSpeed Read More than 10,500 test results under review after ‘most serious breach of forensic science standards in living memory’, says police chief
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What’s to blame for the rise in alcohol-related deaths?Speed Read As deaths from drink nears recession record, a demographic shift and cuts to public health funding are under the spotlight
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Mixed picture for UK’s troubled pub sectorSpeed Read Employment has risen over past decade even though a quarter of pubs have shut over the same period
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Limit alcohol adverts during winter months, says expertSpeed Read Study finds that alcohol abuse is more widespread in cold, dark weather
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Is it last orders for university initiations?In Depth Newcastle student Ed Farmer died from excessive alcohol consumption following ceremony, inquest hears
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Why young Brits are turning away from alcoholSpeed Read New research suggests that close to a third of young people are teetotal
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Death toll from bootleg alcohol in Iran rises to 42In Depth Alcohol is illegal for Muslims in Iran but bootleg booze is widely available on the black market
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One in five UK uni students now teetotalSpeed Read Financial pressures, a wider diversity of faiths and increased health awareness contributing to drop in drinking
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Can prosecco really be hangover proof?Speed Read Aldi says new organic sparkling wine won’t leave drinkers with headache - but not everyone is convinced
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Middle-classes consume more drugs and alcohol than the poorSpeed Read But deprived people smoke more and experience worse physical and mental health, report finds
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Middle-aged drinkers ‘should have more alcohol-free days’In Depth Days of abstinence each week would improve sleep and reduce risk of heart disease and cancers
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Dogs barred from all Wetherspoons pubsSpeed Read The UK’s biggest pub chain has said the animals are ‘unpredictable’ and frighten young children
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