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Central Australian regional council flags jump in alcohol-related harm after NT grog bans lifted

The impacts of long-term alcohol bans being lifted across the Northern Territory are laid bare in a submission by a regional council servicing remote Aboriginal communities in Central Australia.

ABC News

Minimum unit pricing cuts alcohol consumption, according to new report

MINIMUM unit pricing (MUP) has been effective in reducing alcohol consumption in Scotland in the three years since it was implemented, according to…

The National (Scotland)

Drug, alcohol and smoking addiction costing Australia billions, new report shows

Addictions cost the Australian economy more than $80 billion in 2021, according to a new report that argues for the nation to rethink its approach to the issue.

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Minimum pricing ‘effective’ in reducing alcohol consumption, study finds

Public Health Scotland says their strategy is achieving what it was meant to do

Wales Online

Call to change law that makes it legal for child, 5, to drink alcohol

Experts say doctors need to do more to educate parents about the potential harm of early exposure to alcohol

Chronicle Live

Alcohol Minimum Unit Pricing helping 'cut consumption' of drinks in Scotland

Scottish Government ministers say the introduction of Minimum Unit Pricing is "achieving one of its key aims" after a new report said it has helped cut alcohol consumption.

Glasgow Live

Man 'lost it' and glassed woman three times to the head

A court heard violence broke out in the hotel room after the consumption of alcohol, cocaine and ketamine

Liverpool Echo

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England fans coping without access to alcohol at World Cup stadiums

The sale of alcohol to fans at World Cup stadiums in Qatar was banned just two days before the tournament kicked off.

The Independent UK

Drew Barrymore on getting sober: ‘I’m finally free of the torture of guilt’

The Charlie’s Angels actor wrote about her sobriety journey in an essay published in the December issue of her magazine, Drew, and said it’s been a ‘liberating’ experience

Evening Standard

Hot weather conditions prompts fire bans and increased chance of severe storms in parts of Queensland, BOM says

The weather bureau warns hot conditions across Queensland today could cause fires in the south and severe thunderstorms in the north.

ABC News

Qatar World Cup: 5 things we learned on Day 1 - the pain of gain

Hardly surprising that with a ban on the sale of alcohol around the World Cup stadium, there were a lot of firsts.

Radio France Internationale

Ecuador fans make feelings on World Cup beer ban clear with brilliant chant

FIFA announced that the eight stadiums hosting World Cup fixtures in Qatar would not be selling beer just two days before the hosts faced Ecuador on Sunday evening

Daily Mirror

Ecuador Fans Chant ‘We Want Beer’ at Dry World Cup in Qatar

The 2022 World Cup officially kicked off on Sunday, and fans in the stadium weren’t too pleased with the alcohol policy.

Sports Illustrated

EXPLAINER: Islam's ban on alcohol and how it's applied

The last-minute decision to ban the sale of beer at World Cup stadiums in Qatar is the latest example of some of the tensions that have played out ahead of the tournament

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Where to get a beer? Bars packed amid Qatar's alcohol limits

The question of where to get a drink, a fixture at sporting events around the world, in the conservative country has been top of mind for many fans since Qatar banned the sale of beer in stadiums in a stunning about-face

Wales Online

The rules people must follow in Qatar for the 2022 World Cup

It promises to be a tournament like no other - and there are important rules in place that people need to be aware of if they are heading to the World Cup

Wales Online

Fans advised to keep shirts on and not be visibly ‘under influence of alcohol’ at World Cup

Fifa has prepared a World Cup “stadium code of conduct” applying to all 64 matches at the tournament in the Gulf state

Glasgow Live

Billy Connolly warns budding comics about danger of alcohol and drugs in industry

The Big Yin told how he risked his own career by drinking too much after shows and advised young comics to steer clear.

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Manchester Evening News

Ex-soldier 'hit rock bottom' drinking nine litres of cider and whisky a day

"My average day consisted of nothing but drinking, 24/7."

Liverpool Echo

Woman would wake up 'hating herself' with memory problems until she made change

"My anxiety, my dread and my memory were getting worse and worse and worse"

Daily Mirror

World Cup fans locked outside fan park with no water in scorching Qatar heat

Fan parks in Qatar are some of the few places where supporters attending the controversial World Cup can buy cans of Budweiser due to the country's strict alcohol laws

Football London

Tottenham star Eric Dier gives England World Cup alcohol ban verdict amid 'worst moment' claim

England take on Iran in the Three Lions' World Cup opener on Monday afternoon and Tottenham defender Eric Dier has given his thoughts on the alcohol ban inside stadiums at Qatar

The Independent UK

‘Diversity wins, but the unity fostered by World Cup travel may be lost on Qatar’

The Man Who Pays His Way: Bizarre beer ban raises fears about World Cup journeys

Reason

Colorado Voters Rejected Booze To-Go and Expanded Alcohol Delivery

WEKU

Here are things World Cup fans are restricted from doing in Qatar

A FIFA boss once said, "Alcoholic drinks are part of the FIFA World Cup." But that was then. A beer ban in stadiums is just one of the changes fans face in Qatar.

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