YLE uutiset
(Finland) - Alcohol lobbyists want law changed
January is
traditionally a drier month after the Christmas indulgence. Big
breweries and retailers, however, want more freedom to tempt
abstinent customers into a tipple.
The Foreigner
(Norway) - Norway Rightists say ‘no time, gentlemen, please’
The Progress Party
(FrP) emphasises the next parliamentary period is ripe for a more
consumer-friendly alcohol policy.
Tispol (Sweden) -
Arne Winerdal discusses drink-driving and safety in Sweden
We have been
fighting for a sober traffic in Sweden all these years and we have
been rather successful. MHF pushed the Members of Parliament to vote
for a law already in 1989 for a maximum allowance of alcohol in
traffic to be set at 0.2g/l. I have been the CEO of MHF since spring
2012.
China Daily
(China) - Hainan bans alcohol at official receptions
Hainan province
has banned alcohol ban at official receptions, the People's Daily
reported on Jan 15. Over the past few years, authorities in Hainan
province have issued rules regulating the consumption of alcohol
among civil servants.
PsychCentral.com -
It Takes A Village to Curb Teenage Alcohol Use
Living in a caring
community may help curb teenage alcohol use, according to new
research. For the study, researchers at Penn State evaluated how
seven categories of risk and protective factors can predict teen
alcohol use.
MorningAdvertiser.co.uk
(Scotland) - Legal challenge against minimum alcohol pricing in
Scotland kicks off this week
A legal challenge
to the Scottish Government’s plan for minimum pricing on alcohol
kicks off this week in Edinburgh, with the Scotch Whisky Association
(SWA) claiming it would break UK and European Union law.
Radio New Zealand
(New Zealand) - Police boss believes alcohol behind most crime
Police
Commissioner Peter Marshall says solving the country's alcohol
problems would get rid of most criminal offending, and education and
legislation are needed to achieve this.
Telegraph.co.uk
(UK) - Alcohol companies 'encourage drinking on Facebook'
Alcohol companies
are using Facebook to encourage drinking, undermining a government
drive they signed up for, experts warn.
Daily Nation
(Kenya) - Bar owners to sue if MPs pass alcohol law
Bar owners have
threatened to go to court if the proposed alcoholic drinks control
law is implemented. The traders have opposed proposals by Naivasha MP
John Mututho to ban sale of alcoholic beverages two days to the
General Election.
Daily Mail (UK) -
Is alcohol ageing YOU? Deep wrinkles, red skin and chubby
cheeks... new app shows the long-term effects alcohol has on looks -
and it's not a pretty sight
Whether it's
meeting up with friends for cocktails after work, enjoying a drink
with an evening meal or having a glass of wine at home to unwind
after a busy day, modern women are consuming more alcohol than ever.
Daily News &
Analysis - Revealed: Effects of alcohol on sex life
Experts have
analysed what a cocktail or glass of wine, which can help us relax
and even feel a little 'sexier', actually does to our sex life.
TopNews New
Zealand (Australia) - Indonesian Foreign Affairs Dept Warns
Australians about Alcohol
A Perth teenager
lost its life after having alcohol-based drink in Indonesia.
Controversy took place as people demanded security when they travel
to other countries across the globe.
BBC News (Wales) -
Nurses in Wales to give patients advice after drink injuries
Nurses are being
put on the front line of fighting the growing tide of binge drinking
and alcohol related injuries and illnesses in Wales.
TheSouthAfrican
(South Africa) - ‘No evidence’ for Sky claim that SA women
drink to harm babies
According to
Africa Check, there is little in the way of hard evidence to back up
the claim in a Sky News report that mothers in one of South Africa’s
poorest areas are drinking heavily to deliberately damage their
unborn babies – just so that they can claim the disability benefit
FRANCE 24 (USA) -
Binge drinking serious problem for US women: study
Binge drinking is
an under-recognized problem for US women, nearly 14 million of whom
engage in it about three times a month, downing about six drinks each
time, says a study released Tuesday.
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