A new strategy aimed at reducing alcohol-related harm in the city has been approved.

Glasgow licensing board rejects alcohol licence for a Finnieston shop after Murray’s Initiative warned sales could undermine recovery and force relocation.

Alcohol Action Ireland’s Childhood, interrupted collates the evidence on parental problem alcohol use and its harms.

Spectators will be able to consume alcohol at their seats when Scotland host the Czech Republic in the second leg of their Women's World Cup play-off in Paisley on Tuesday.

Alcohol causes 7 types of cancer, including breast, mouth and bowel cancers. Learn more about how alcohol causes cancer and how you can reduce your risk

Alcohol-attributable cancer deaths are increasing in the US, even as overall cancer mortality declines.

By Dr Chris Humphries, emergency medicine doctor and researcher, University of Edinburgh and NHS Lothian A new analysis of a year of emergency department attendances suggests that routine data…

By Professor Moira Plant A number of contributors will explore Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) as part of FASD Awareness Month. FASD is usually viewed through the lens of risk to the child, how...

Is staying healthy simply a matter of making the right choices? Or are those choices shaped long before we make them? In this episode of Health Reality Check, host Dr Margarida Santos sits down…

Citizens’ juries in Yorkshire and Humber found strong support for action on alcohol harm, including restrictions on marketing, stronger pricing policies, and protecting health policy from industry…

Discover alcohol's real health impacts, how marketing influences drinking habits, and evidence-based policies. Learn from alcohol research experts at the University of Stirling.

Prof Niamh Fitzgerald will deliver the fourth Alcohol Occasional seminar of 2026, focusing on the findings from the ELEPHANT study

Director Pepa Lubojacki’s heartbreaking film chronicles the lives of her brother as he struggles with drink and homelessness – and her own shame in the face of societal prejudice

As a liver doctor, I have spent my career caring for men and women suffering the consequences of alcohol harm. By the time someone comes to me with advanced liver disease, they have usually been in…

In 2025, 4.8% of people aged 16 or over in the EU consumed alcohol every day. The share of people who consumed alcohol every week was 19.2%, and 21.8% for those consuming every month. As such,…

Allowing supporters to drink alcohol on the terraces would be “short-sighted” and “send football back to the depths of the ‘80s”.

By Professor Moira Plant A number of contributors will explore Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) as part of FASD Awareness Month. FASD is usually viewed through the lens of risk to the child,…

This report is the most comprehensive audit to date of alcohol labels in the UK and demonstrates why mandatory alcohol labelling is needed.

Prof Niamh Fitzgerald will deliver the fourth Alcohol Occasional seminar of 2026, focusing on the findings from the ELEPHANT study

More than 93,000 visible appearances of brands promoting unhealthy food and drink, alcohol, gambling and speculative products were recorded during coverage of the largest FIFA World Cup in history,…

Booze-free drinks that mimic the taste of alcohol can help teenagers fit in socially. But new research suggests there are important limits to what they can replace.

People buying alcohol-free and low-alcohol beers pay more for choosing a healthier option, according to new research by the Sheffield Addictions Research Group (SARG).

This guide has been developed to support MSPs, and those involved in shaping public health policy, in understanding how commercial actors can seek to influence public health policy.

Prof Niamh Fitzgerald will deliver the fourth Alcohol Occasional seminar of 2026, focusing on the findings from the ELEPHANT study

Scotland’s recovery system was not built with women in mind. The evidence is clear — women face distinct and complex barriers to recovery, shaped by trauma, inequality, caring responsibilities and a…

Prof Niamh Fitzgerald will deliver the fourth Alcohol Occasional seminar of 2026, focusing on the findings from the ELEPHANT study

The notorious booze ban is set to be lifted at Scotland's national stadium meaning supporters heading to upcoming games with be able to purchase pints.

NCD Alliance Scotland sets out the tactics used by the alcohol, tobacco and junk food industries to delay and weaken public health policy in Scotland, and what policymakers should do about it.

NCD Alliance Scotland sets out the tactics used by the alcohol, tobacco and junk food industries to delay and weaken public health policy in Scotland, and what policymakers should do about it.

The council says it will listen to feedback over "vertical drinking", after an outcry over its plans.

When we talk about alcohol at WHO, we often start with the evidence. Today, we're starting with people's experiences.Aleksandra Olsen works on communications about alcohol and health here at WHO…

When we talk about alcohol at WHO, we often start with the evidence. Today, we're starting with people's experiences.Aleksandra Olsen works on communications about alcohol and health here at WHO…

Google will allow personalized alcohol advertising on YouTube starting Oct. 30, in markets where local laws permit.

A Critical Gap in Current Reforms – and a credible UK-wide plan to fill it. Released June 2026.