Health groups challenge Starmer to ban ‘unhealthy products’ firms from lobbying MPs by giving them giftsMPs are being urged to stop accepting freebies to sports and cultural events from tobacco, alcohol and junk food...
Read MoreDrinks business accused of ‘interfering’ with past efforts to reduce harms as alcohol deaths hit record highMinisters are being urged to exclude the alcohol industry from helping to draw up plans to reduce...
Read MoreWorld Health Organization report calls on governments to impose tougher regulation of health-harming productsTobacco, alcohol, ultra-processed foods (UPFs) and fossil fuels kill 2.7 million people a year in Europe, according to...
Read MoreExclusive: Experts call for higher taxes and tougher regulation as research shows cost to NHS, other public services and economyThe cost of alcohol abuse is laid bare in a new study that shows £27bn a year being spent in...
Read MoreUK government ignores pleas from wine sellers such as Majestic who brand new alcohol duty changes as ‘ludicrous, expensive and probably unworkable’British consumers have been warned that the price of some of their...
Read MoreUK government plans to double number of offenders on devices aimed at reducing alcohol-driven crime The number of offenders fitted with “sobriety tags” which can tell probation officers if they have been drinking and...
Read MoreGround-breaking research identifies 15 factors that significantly raise chance of developing illnessAlcohol misuse, coming from a lower socioeconomic background, loneliness and having a hearing impairment are among 15 factors...
Read MoreHarmful habits are worsening public health, says report, as groups urge crackdown on ‘irresponsible’ industriesFirms are earning £52.7bn a year from UK sales of tobacco, junk food and excessive alcohol, and...
Read MoreHealth campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweightFrom smoking to seatbelts: hard-hitting safety campaigns that made a differenceHard-hitting TV campaigns about the dangers of...
Read MoreExclusive: Calls for crackdown on smoking, drinking and poor diet as study reveals £78bn cancer costExplainer: what are preventable cancers?A growing epidemic of preventable cancers will lead to 184,000 people in the UK...
Read MoreNew trade barriers were compounded by Covid and tax changesKimi Karjalainen and his brother Marko poured their life savings into Bone Machine Brewing Co when it opened in Pocklington, East Yorkshire, in 2017 before moving to...
Read MorePrime minister challenged by pub landlord as he promotes changes to alcohol duty at London beer festivalAs a teetotaller who even dislikes the taste of alcohol-free beer, Rishi Sunak is not commonly seen in pubs. His visit to a...
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