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Multi-buy deals on alcohol heading for the axe as Government announces minimum price plans
Brussels :: Belgium | 6 months ago
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Two-for-one deals on cheap booze in supermarkets and off-licences face the axe under plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol announced today. The Government plans to impose a minimum price of 45p per unit, slapping an extra 70p on the price of
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Alcohol at 40p, 45p or 50p a unit to be Cameron choices for minimum price
London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
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The cheapest off sales bottle would be about £4 with a 40p a unit minimum price. Photograph: Sean Spencer/Alamy Options for a minimum price on alcohol will be announced by the government this week, as David Cameron launches a consultation on his
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i¿½Iti¿½s cheaper to get drunk than go to the cinemai¿½: Low prices mean youngsters drink rather than do other activities
London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
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18 November 2012 Low price alcohol makes it cheaper to get drunk than go to the cinema, say young Britons. Cheap alcohol and the way it is promoted encourages excessive drinking, according a new survey of 1,000 16-24 year olds. They claimed most
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I'm afraid it's an unpalatable truth. Many of us oldies drink because it's the only thing we've got left to enjoy
Warwick :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
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Pat , Santa_Barbara_CA, United States, 03/11/2012 00:39 Enjoy your wine,spirits & beers/lagers etc before the PC/liberal brigade introduce prohibition !! - Famous Grouse , On the moors, 03/11/2012 00:38 Click to rate Rating (0) This lady knows
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Middle-class households to be hit in ban on supermarket discount wine deals
London :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
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20 October 2012 The government is set to outlaw the discounting of bulk deals on wine by supermarkets, as part of a review on alcohol pricing. Critics of the review say the move will actually hit middle-class families, who buy a few bottles of wine
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Binge drinking 'can harm brains within months': Tests show a little each day is far safer
London :: United Kingdom | 7 months ago
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Not being able to work out how to drink from its water bottle?...Zarla , London, United Kingdom, 16/10/2012 00:57 Oooh (must credit). TheJasonator , The Land Of Free Speech, 16/10/2012 00:50 DM your poor journalism and bad grammar drive me to drink.
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‘Ease up on the Drink' to Replace Alcohol Signage at Phoenix
Phoenix :: AZ :: USA | 8 months ago
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Fans attending Wellington Phoenix football matches this season will see alcohol moderation messages replacing alcohol signage in the stadium following a sponsorship deal between the club and the Health Promotion Agency (HPA). The Football Federation
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Don't lift drink restrictions - academic
Brisbane :: Australia | 8 months ago
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Queensland government to ease alcohol bans in Aboriginal communities, saying it would threaten lives. Professor Marcia Langton, head of Australian Indigenous Studies at Melbourne University, said hoteliers and the distilled spirits group were
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The heavier the bottle the heftier the price
Toronto :: Canada | 8 months ago
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EDT Hefty bottle, hefty price Shoppers would be happy to pay more for a bottle of wine if it was heavier, a new study suggests, reports The Daily Telegraph. Despite the fact that all standard bottles contain the same 750 millilitres of fluid, a
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What is it about me and alcohol?
Jerusalem :: Israel | 8 months ago
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Story The first misunderstanding was on a family trip to Hawaii a couple of decades ago. I was at that point a very moderate drinker of perhaps five units per week. I had stowed a six-pack of beer in the hotel mini-fridge one for every day of our
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