Drink warning for million Scots
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A million people in Scotland are drinking alcohol at levels which could damage their health, campaigners claim.
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The European Union's health chief urged the alcoholic drinks industry on Thursday to step up its fight against the growing problem of alcohol abuse.
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But stick to them anyway, alright? The government's guidelines on how much it is safe to drink are based on numbers "plucked out of the air" by a committee that met in 1987.â¦
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Scottish Government drives home anti-drink message in racing games The Scottish Government is to spend Â£10,000 on a trial scheme to place anti-drink adverts directly into Xbox 360 games across Scotland. The adverts will be seen by gamers playing the online versions of titles including Need for Speed: Carbon, Project Gotham Racing 4 and Pro Evolution Soccer 2008.â¦
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Top policeman Sir John Stevens urges the government to think again on extended drinking times.
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Cunning plan to combat binge drinking A health adviser to the government has formulated a cunning plan to tackle the UK's binge drinking epidemic which some claim has seen this green and pleasant land converted into a booze-fuelled version of a bad Saturday night in the Democratic Republic of Congo - simply ban the sale of alcohol in supermarkets.â¦
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Almost half of young women in Britain would cut down on their drinking to reduce their risk of getting breast cancer, a survey revealed.
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Scotland's police chiefs warn they will use the full weight of their powers to crack down on summer drink drivers.
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Far more babies may be damaged in the womb as a result of their mother's drinking habits than was assumed, the British Medical Association warned today.
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Justice Secretary Kenny McAskill will tell world experts he will crackdown on drink-fuelled violence.
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The SPL calls on ministers to consider a review of the 27-year ban on alcohol in Scottish football grounds.
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Scotland's first minister tells a group of high school pupils that it is okay to get drunk "once in a while."
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The rate of alcohol-related deaths in Scotland is about double the level of the UK as a whole, figures suggest.
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Scottish smokers who illegally light up in bars and restaurants may soon face fines of up to $6,700 for a single incident, The Scotsman reported Sunday.
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Â· Police call for crackdown on cheap alcoholÂ· 'Feral' gang had been on seven-hour drinking binge
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Suicide is one of the biggest killers of young men across Scotland, it is warned.
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The legal age of smoking in Scotland should be raised from 16 to 18, a team of experts will tell ministers.