Jamie Oliver launches attack on British booze culture

Jamie Oliver, the man who's nicknamed the Naked Chef along with the successful show and a bunch of others, has made some comments on what he thinks of British alcohol culture and the lack of tradition in households. "Oliver, 33, said Britons used to create "fabulous dishes"...

Dubai sex couple tell police they can't remember getting steamy on the beach

"The man at the centre of the Dubai beach sex furore has been named as Vince Acors, a 34-year-old businessman from Kent. His drunken encounter with fellow Briton Michelle Palmer could land them both in jail for six...

Alcohol A Problem For Stressed Returning Soldiers

The issue of how the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have been affecting the soldiers that fight in them, has been an issue since the wars were started in 2001. The article below states that "National Guard and Reserve...

Shame of binge drink Britons abroad as number arrested on holiday soars 15%

A shocking Foreign Office report reveals a huge rise in the number of arrests of Britons overseas. There were 4.603 arrests of Britons at 15 holiday destinations last year. Many arrests are due to behaviour caused by...

Many teens get booze from parents

Highschool graduation is undeniably a great triumph for most teens, but for the parents, graduation can be a time of worry as anything can happen unexpectedly. Unexpectedly for the worse, that is. What's the...

Shock anti-binge drink ads launched

  As Britain continues to ponder why its young people are the booziest in Europe and alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour continues to make the headlines the government issues these new shocking ads. Shock...

Tormented TV star Mark Speight found hanged in Paddington Station

BBC childrens presenter Mark Speight, who has been missing for six days following the start of an inquest into his fiancee's death, was found last night in a "quiet part" of Paddington station. He had hung himself.I...

Alco-Popped: Tax Hike Suggested for Fizzy Booze

I'm not sure how the plan below would curb drinking, though it would make the low-strength-cider constituency really happy (how big is the low-strength cider constituency,exactly?). As a guy who faced his teen years...

Middle-aged binge drinkers dying in record numbers

"A record number of people are drinking themselves to death, according to latest figures showing Britain is on a dangerous alcohol binge."

Forces in new appeal on violence

"Parents and community groups will be asked to work with police forces in tackling violence during the latest phase of the Safer Scotland campaign. The plan, which is being co-ordinated by the Violence Reduction Unit, aims to address knife carrying, binge drinking and gang...

Brown: 24-hour drinking law to be reviewed

"Gordon Brown is to review the operation of the law allowing 24-hour drinking which critics claim has led to increase in binge drinking. After his early decisions as Prime Minister to stop the moves towards supercasinos in Manchester and elsewhere, and to consider a higher...

How Would You Define Binge Drinking

Binge drinking, especially among the female population, is rapidly becoming a major problem in Ireland and the UK but many people may not realise that they are themselves binge drinkers. In the British Isles binge...

How to Curb Binge Drinking - Put up the price! Genius!

The 8.2 million dependent and hazardous drinkers in Britain will have to work a little harder with a hangover as the government has announced plans to curb cut price booze sold in shops and supermarkets. The aim,...

Cheap Drink Offers Could Be Axed

"Restrictions to end heavily-discounted offers for cheap alcohol are being considered in Scotland. Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill has said he is looking at ways of encouraging responsible sales and targeting binge...

Belfast comes out on top of UK alcohol consumption

Just think, Belfastians: If you never touched a pint, you could put yourself through Grad School. But then, if one can't drink a pint or two, how does one get through Grad School? "A survey says that people living in...

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