Scottish ads target alcohol use, ritual
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Amid the chrome and beech decor of the Henry J. Beans cocktail bar, a time-honored tradition is being played out over a lunchtime drink: Dozens of drinkers are buying rounds for friends and colleagues &#151; a ritual deeply ingrained in the Scottish psyche.
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Police in Aberdeen have called for a ban on any more city centre pubs or clubs in an effort to curb violence. Officers have warned that alcohol-related crime is already stretching their resources to the limit.
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Tough new measures to further restrict cigarette advertising in shops and pubs come into force today. Advertising space for tobacco products at kiosks and other outlets are
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The government unveiled new plans to target the country&#39;s notorious binge-drinking culture Tuesday, aiming to make it as unacceptable as smoking was a few decades ago.
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Like the Loch Ness monster, the deep-fried Mars bar has often been regarded as a Scottish myth. But a study published Friday in a medical journal confirms that Scots consume thousands of the battered
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Like the Loch Ness monster, the deep-fried Mars bar has often been regarded as a Scottish myth. But a study published Friday in a medical journal confirms that Scots consume thousands of the battered bars
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A backlash over a spate of advertising with suicide themes has raised questions about ads that are deliberately provocative.
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Footage of drink-fuelled attacks is being used to try to reduce pub licences, BBC Scotland learns.
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A campaign to tackle sectarian behaviour in children as young as three could be launched in Scotland.
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A series of emotive anti-smoking adverts featuring children standing at their parents&#39; graves has been launched. One of the hard-hitting ads, part of aAÂ£6 million Government campaign, shows children at their father&#39;s graveside after his funeral.
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A new campaign aimed at helping disabled people in Scotland to find jobs is being launched.
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Famous for their haggis and single-malt whiskeys, Scots now have an appetite for deep-fried Mars bars and other bizarre, calorie-crammed foods, say worried public health experts.
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Ads marketing sweet alcoholic drinks have lured alarming numbers teen drinkers especially girls, reported the American Medical Association (AMA) on Thursday.
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The government should fund television and other health warnings against excessive consumption of alcohol just as it funds campaigns against smoking, the charity Alcohol Concern said yesterday as Britain&#39;s teenagers were confirmed as among the worst binge
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Â· Government launches alcohol abuse strategyÂ· Critics call for happy hours and promotions ban
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LONDON - Like the Loch Ness monster, the deep-fried Mars bar is regarded by some as a Scottish myth. But a study published Friday in a medical journal confirms that Scots consume thousands of the battered
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About half of the alcohol advertising on radio is aired during youth-oriented programs, according to a new study that suggests beer and liquor companies are not abiding by a self-imposed ban on advertising to teens.