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Mum who downed two pints before swearing at passengers on Ryanair flight spared jail

Lyndsey Fitzsimmons, 39, was on a Ryanair flight from Lanzarote to Manchester in February, when the pilot was forced to alert police 17 minutes before the plane was due to land

Daily Mirror

EXCLUSIVE: SOBRsafe Launches Wearable Alcohol Monitoring Band In Partnership With North-Star Care

SOBR Safe, Inc (NASDAQ: SOBR) launches an alcohol monitoring band for alcohol treatment programs, SOBRsure.

Benzinga

At least 21 people dead after drinking spiked alcohol in India

The incident happened in Gujarat state - where alcohol consumption is illegal.

Evening Standard

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Banned on board - the holiday souvenirs you can't carry on a flight

The souvenirs could be confiscated at security or even lead to prosecution

Wales Online

The Biden Administration Can't Make Up Its Mind About Alcohol

Do you want to brag about America’s alcohol industry, or do you want to crack down on it?

Reason

Covid pandemic drinking increase could cause 25,000 extra deaths in England

The huge increase in hospital admissions and deaths could cost the NHS up to £5.2 billion

Evening Standard

Vicky Pattison says she 'self-sabotaged' with alcohol after I'm a Celeb win

Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison has opened up about her relationship with drinking, admitting she's terrified of going down the same path as her dad John who is an alcoholic

Daily Mirror

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Britney Spears accuses mother of ‘abusing’ her and pre-arranging involuntary commitment in 2019

Singer also claimed that she was forced to attend Alcoholics Annonymous meetings despite ‘hating’ alcohol

The Independent UK

East Lothian karting boss preyed on young boys as they chased Formula One dream

Andrew Fairley abused four boys aged between 10 and 17 dozens of times in his caravan, garage and at race venues and also gave them alcohol before molesting them.

Edinburgh Live

Police investigate 'disgusting' social media stunt in Coober Pedy dry zone

A social media video showing a group of people being assisted to “snorkel” spirits and beer in Coober Pedy has been labelled “disgusting” by South Australia’s Aboriginal Affairs Minister.

ABC News

'Covid hangover' of pandemic drinking could see 25,000 extra deaths - and will hit the North East hardest

People turning to the bottle during the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a huge spike in alcohol-related illness and death according to two shocking reports.

Chronicle Live

Can you exercise yourself to death? Is this what happened with TV actor Deepesh Bhan?

The sudden demise of 41-year-old TV actor Deepesh Bhan, who by all accounts led a fit and healthy lifestyle, serves as a reminder that a rigorous fitness routine or abstaining from alcohol and tobacco still do not guarantee a long or healthy life. In fact, if overdone, exercise or diets…

The Times of India

Million more alcohol-related hospital admissions coming thanks to lockdown

The worst-case scenario calculates more than 25,000 extra alcohol-related deaths because of the pandemic

Wales Online

Drug rehabilitation centres promised for regional Victoria by Liberal Party

At least $36 million has been promised to boost alcohol and drug rehabilitation beds, with those in power stopping short of matching the commitment.

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NT defends Indigenous opt-in booze ban

The Northern Territory chief minister has defended her government's new opt-in alcohol ban for many remote Aboriginal communities.

The Guardian - UK

Lockdown drinking increase could cause 25,000 excess deaths in England

Tribune News Service

Study: Having just 4 drinks a week changes your brain

Many people have a cocktail before dinner or a drink to help them wind down at the end of the day. No big deal, right? According to a new observational study, that alcohol consumption might be changing your brain.

The Independent UK

Increased pandemic drinking will lead to 1000s of extra deaths in next 20 years, research suggests

In a worst-case scenario, there will be 972,382 additional hospital admissions and 25,192 additional deaths over the next two decades, researchers say

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The Independent UK

Thousands of hospital admissions and deaths ’caused by pandemic drinking’

Experts found that over-45s who were drinking at risky levels before the pandemic were the most likely to increase their drinking when Covid-19 hit.

Chronicle Live

Vicky Pattison fears that 'addictive personality' may lead her down the same path as alcoholic dad

Former Geordie Shore star says her nine year old self would not have believed she would ever drink

Irish Mirror

Vicky Pattison breaks silence about her fears of becoming like her alcoholic dad

The Geordie Shore star is now around the same age as her dad John was when his addiction took hold, and she’s terrified of going down the same path. She freely admits that she loves a drink, but sometimes doesn’t know when to stop

The Conversation

Alcohol use more likely among Black youths at racially segregated schools

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Irish Mirror

Pub customer slams staff for treatment of daughter, 19, who wanted to drink wine

The diner took to the internet to share how she had ordered a bottle of wine to share with her daughter during their family meal - but staff took the glass of wine away from the teenager

St. Louis Post-Dispatch

Best Bites: Hard Mountain Dew

If Mountain Dew is your jam (and you are over 21 and a fan of alcohol), you are going to love this new product on the market. It’s only available in a few states, and Missouri is one of them. We tried the original flavor, which tasted just like regular…

Tribune News Service

Cocktails by the sea? Fort Lauderdale may lift booze ban on sand, but only for some visitors

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For nearly four decades, Fort Lauderdale has had a ban on booze at the beach — the sandy section, anyway. But there’s now talk of allowing alcohol sales on the sand year-round.

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