Search results for ‘alcohol’
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MPs advise drinkers to have two alcohol-free days
New guidelines recommending two alcohol-free days a week will fail to avert the public health disaster of a generation of former “hippies” who are at risk of alcoholism, experts tell Channel 4 News.
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Illegal alcohol kills over 100 in India
A toxic batch of bootleg liquor has killed at least 100 people and put scores more in hospital in the Indian state of West Bengal.
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Alcohol binge Winehouse five times over limit
A verdict of misadventure has been recorded at the inquest into the death of singer Amy Winehouse. She was more than five times the legal drink-drive limit when she died.
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Hospital alcohol-related cases up 900 a day
Almost 900 more people are admitted to hospital every day for drinking compared to five years ago.
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Alcohol-making gear found at Boston blast site
As Lincolnshire police find equipment used for distilling alcohol at the site of an explosion in Boston in which five people were killed, Channel 4 News asks how widespread such practices are.
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Alcohol can cause cancer, even in ‘moderate’ amounts
The risk of developing cancer increases by drinking moderate amounts of alcohol according to latest analysis. But will this change our boozing behaviour, asks Tom Clarke.
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Bible for atheists – like lager without the alcohol?
Believing that religion has hijacked our innate spirituality, philosopher AC Grayling has written a bible for atheists. But is taking God out of the Bible just like taking alcohol out of lager?
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Booze Britain: cheap alcohol ban planned
The Government has announced plans to ban the sale of alcohol below cost price in a bid to tackle Britain’s drinking problem – but campaigners say it is not enough.
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Alcohol blamed for prison riot as fire wrecks buildings
Order has been restored after rioting at Ford open prison in West Sussex. Smuggled alcohol is being blamed and, as Simon Israel reports, dozens of empty brandy bottles have been discovered.
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Coalition to ban cheap alcohol in health plans
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley will include measures to ban cheap alcohol sales in the public health white paper due to be published this week.
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Boozing Britain: calling time on cheap alcohol
The government puts off a decision on introducing minimum price for alcohol in England and Wales, as public health officials warn cheap drink is bringing a public health crisis in the North East.
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Matt Haig on his new book, mental health, and social media – full interview
NHS 111 is now offering mental health support to adults and children. People in England calling the helpline can now select a mental health option to speak to a trained professional, who will give them urgent help or guide them to other services.
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‘Our mental health system has not been invested in’ – mental health consultant on Nottingham attacks
We spoke to Julian Hendy, the founder of the Hundred Families charity, and Dr Colin King, a mental health survivor who’s become a practitioner himself.
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India elections: opposition leader Arvind Kejriwal granted bail
India is in the middle of a seismic general election, with around a billion people voting at a million polling stations over a seven-week period. Results aren’t expected until June, but most commentators assume Prime Minister Narendra Modi will comfortably hold onto power. His opponents claim India is on its way to dictatorship. But the…
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FactCheck: what is the UK’s new inflation rate, why has it risen and how is it calculated?
Inflation has risen unexpectedly for the first time in almost a year. FactCheck takes a look.
