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Latest News
- 01 July 2009
New estimates predict that between 3.4-3.5 million children live with at least one binge-drinking parent - 22 May 2009
A Candlelight Vigil for Those Lost to Addiction and Alcoholism - 11 May 2009
Action on Addiction’s Clouds House has released a commemorative book to celebrate its 25 years of treating people with drug and alcohol addiction problems.
Addiction News
- Child witnesses 'wait too long'
Young witnesses in sex abuse or violence cases are being forced to wait more than a year to give evidence in England and Wales, a report has said. - JACKSON 'TOOK OVERDOSE TO ESCAPE LONDON CONCERTS'
MICHAEL Jackson accidentally triggered his own death by mixing pills to try to induce a hospital admission so he could pull out of his London tour, it was claimed last night. - Publican Greene King eyes up acquisitions - with Marston's in its sights
Publican Greene King is on the acquisition trail amid strong rumours the pubs group has rival Marston's in its sights. - Swine flu to infect 100,000 a day by autumn
SWINE flu is spreading so rapidly across Britain that there could be 100,000 new cases a day by the end of next month. - Theatre review: A Funny Valentine
MIKE Maran's dramatisation of the story of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker is pitched somewhere between theatre piece, concert and storytelling session, and combines all these elements in absorbing and entertaining fashion. - Capital cocktail barman the best of British
Ryan Chetiyawardana, who works at Bramble Bar in the capital, received his award from Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White. - Doctors call for ban on drink ads to tackle alcohol abuse
ALCOHOL advertising should be banned as part of efforts to tackle problem drinking, doctors said yesterday. - Theatre review: A Funny Valentine
MIKE Maran's dramatisation of the story of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker is pitched somewhere between theatre piece, concert and storytelling session, and combines all these elements in absorbing and entertaining fashion. - Capital cocktail barman the best of British
Ryan Chetiyawardana, who works at Bramble Bar in the capital, received his award from Michelin-starred chef Marco Pierre White. - Doctors call for ban on drink ads to tackle alcohol abuse
ALCOHOL advertising should be banned as part of efforts to tackle problem drinking, doctors said yesterday. - Warning over Orange parade
POLICE have warned they will crack down on any sectarian behaviour at this weekend's annual Orange Walk in Glasgow. - Swine flu to infect 100,000 a day by autumn
SWINE flu is spreading so rapidly across Britain that there could be 100,000 new cases a day by the end of next month. - Warning over Orange parade
POLICE have warned they will crack down on any sectarian behaviour at this weekend's annual Orange Walk in Glasgow. - Theatre review: A Funny Valentine
MIKE Maran's dramatisation of the story of jazz trumpeter Chet Baker is pitched somewhere between theatre piece, concert and storytelling session, and combines all these elements in absorbing and entertaining fashion. - Peter Jones: The headlines may be bad, but Diageo has got it right
IF YOU want to understand the long-term plans of Diageo, a giant drinks company that this week announced it was cutting 900 jobs in Scotland, then I recommend a visit to the Morayshire coast. - ProStrakan in 9.15m deal to settle French tax dispute
PROSTRAKAN has settled a long-running dispute with one of its largest shareholders, after agreeing to pay 9.15 million (£7.8m) towards a tax liability incured by Aventis. - MacAskill hits out at whisky 'red herring' in price row
JUSTICE secretary Kenny MacAskill has hit back at claims that the Scottish Government's plans for minimum alcohol prices would damage the drinks industry. - Observations: Doodle Bar invites drinkers to make their artistic mark
Children are always told off for drawing on things they shouldn't but, at a new arts café and bar in Battersea, South London it's positively encouraged. Aptly named the Doodle Bar, everything is a whitewashed, blank canvas and punters are invited to make their artistic mark on walls, tables, chairs ... - Swine flu could claim 100,000 victims a day by the end of August, Government warns
Swine flu will sweep Britain claiming more than 100,000 victims a day by the end of August, the Government warned yesterday. - In search of their feminine side
Can a show put on by two gay men really reflect what it's like to be a woman? Maddy Costa finds out - 'I'm not interested in making conclusions'
Her new film is inspired by a secret love within her own family, but as ever, it is not Claire Denis's aim to explain - just to show. Kira Cochrane met her - Leading article: Our prisons are not doing what we expect of them
The penal system is prohibitively expensive and dangerously ineffective - The exercise workout helping Andy Murray to be all smiles before today’s Wimbledon semi-final
Andy Murray yesterday dismissed any pressure surrounding his big match at Wimbledon today by watching boxing videos. - Last night's TV: The Best Job in the World
Who cares about the Great Barrier Reef and its beautiful sandy beaches? I'm off to Margate - The showbiz writer who went to war
Jane Bussmann used to pen facile interviews with Hollywood starlets. Then she decided to cover genocide in Africa. Why? She had a crush on a peace envoy, she tells Patrick Barkham - CHERIE: EMPTY THE PRISONS
Criminals are treated too severely and we shouldn’t lock them up, says Cherie Booth. - DOOMED £50M COMEBACK AND WHY JACKSON IS WORTH MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE
He sprawled lifeless on the floor, a helpless figure, frail and gaunt. - GRIFFIN OUTBURST AT FARRAH FUNERAL
THE troubled son of Farrah Fawcett’s long-time partner Ryan O’Neal has launched a bitter attack on his father, after being banned from Farrah’s funeral earlier this week. - Soldier captured by rebels as US launches Afghan offensive
24,000 Marines storm Taliban heartland in first test for 'surge strategy' - Tony Blair's penal policy condemned – by Cherie
Commission headed by QC attacks 'dumping' of addicts and mentally ill prisoners - Investment Column: Raise a glass to undervalued Greene King
The pub groups have had rather a bad press in the last few months. Most got themselves embroiled in borrowing far too much debt in the good years and are now struggling to stay afloat, asking shareholders in many cases to stump up the money to bail them out. Smoking bans, wet summers and cheap booze... - 100,000 CASES OF SWINE FLU A DAY IN BRITAIN
BRITAIN is at the mercy of a full-scale swine flu outbreak, health experts warned yesterday. - Venus smashes Safina
VENUS WILLIAMS has a sweet tooth - and yesterday she managed the tennis equivalent of taking candy from a baby. - Joy for Viagra baby Alfie Oliver
The smiling face of little Alfie Oliver brought us the most uplifting story of the week. - I was too fat to give birth
Heidi Mitchell was mortified when midwives said she needed a caesarean. - The Clink: The posh restaurant inside a prison
It’s the only restaurant in the world where the maitre d’ asks to take your coat… and your mobile phone. And any sharp objects, please sir. - Jackson memorial set for Tuesday in Los Angeles
Plans for public event confirmed as more details about the pop singer's drug use emerge - Early success as US Marines flood into Helmand in reversal of British tactics
Thousands of US Marines stormed into the Helmand river valley under cover of night yesterday, the opening phase of Barack Obama’s new high-risk strategy in Afghanistan. - MacAskill hits out at whisky 'red herring' in price row
JUSTICE secretary Kenny MacAskill has hit back at claims that the Scottish Government's plans for minimum alcohol prices would damage the drinks industry. - Philip Morris in South African deal
, the world’s largest listed tobacco company, extended its push into smokeless tobacco products on Thursday with a deal to buy’s South African business for R1.75bn ($222m). - A minimum price will have little effect on cost of whisky
I would like to challenge the claim of Sir Ian Good, chairman of the Edrington Group ("Whisky boss hits out at alcohol proposal", The Herald, July 2), that the introduction of a minimum pricing scheme for alcohol "could increase the price of a bottle of whisky by more than the two UK duty increases ... - Jackson's final dance released
Michael Jackson performs in LA in what turned out to be his last dress rehearsal for the This Is It tour. - Debbie Rowe plans to fight for custody of her Jackson children
The mother of Michael Jackson's two eldest children has indicated that she would fight for custody. - Philip Morris in South African deal
The world's largest listed tobacco company extends its push into smokeless tobacco products with a move to buy Swedish Match's business for R1.75bn - Michael Jackson's last dance: Watch video of the King of Pop perform onstage for the final time
Footage of Michael Jackson performing some of his most famous hits for the final time has been released. - Pubs boss ‘sees merit’ in plan for minimum prices
Rooney Anand, chief executive of pubs giant Greene King, yesterday admitted he had some sympathy for minimum alcohol pricing proposed by the Scottish Government as his business posted double-digit profit gains north of the border. - Jordan lookalike said she's sick of abuse intended for Katie Price
First Peter Andre said he'd had enough of model Jordan aka Katie Price. - Henderson braced for drug punishment: Trainer faces ban over positive test
Nicky Henderson faces a ban or a hefty fine when he learns his fate this morning for administering a banned substance to The Queen's Moonlit Path at Huntingdon in February. - Ousted Honduras President Manuel Zelaya 'will never be allowed back'
Manuel Zelaya, the ousted President of Honduras, will never be allowed to return to his country, the leaders of last weekend’s coup said yesterday. - 100,000 new swine flu cases daily in UK
London, July 2, (Pal Telegraph) - New cases of swine flu could reach 100,000 a day by next month, the Government says.The warning came as Health Secretary Andy Burnham today said it was now impossible to contain the virus indefinitely. - From the City scrapheap to television stardom
An independent TV production company is seeking former City bankers who have been sacked or made redundant to be followed around in their search for new jobs. Wall To Wall Productions made the highly rated celebrity genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?, The 1900 House, the dishcloths-and-pyramid... - From the City scrapheap to television stardom
An independent TV production company is seeking former City bankers who have been sacked or made redundant to be followed around in their search for new jobs. Wall To Wall Productions made the highly rated celebrity genealogy show Who Do You Think You Are?, The 1900 House, the dishcloths-and-pyramid... - Alan Johnson pledges to revive antisocial behaviour orders to tackle intimidation and harassment
• Home secretary admits 'degree of complacency' • Measures to cut two-year delay in issuing asbos - California resorts to issuing IOUs over $24.3bn budget deficit
California started issuing IOUs yesterday as one of the largest economies in the world crashed into insolvency and the Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger, declared a fiscal state of emergency. - Sorry Bruno, planet fashion is much crazier than this!
Whenever you tell anyone vaguely normal that you work in the fashion industry and once edited a glossy magazine, they immediately stare at you enviously, more often than not remarking on how your life must be 'sooo glamorous - you must meet so many beautiful people, get given so many clothes and han... - Warning of anti-social behaviour ahead of Orange Order parade
Sectarian behaviour and drunken disorder will be targeted tomorrow as thousands of people take part in the annual Orange Order parade. - Focus on Bristol
From Banksy to the Bordeaux Quays, we see what the West Country city has to offer - Underworld figures are freed to run for parliament in Bulgaria
Underworld figures facing charges of racketeering, embezzlement and worse have found a novel way to escape jail in Europe’s most corrupt country: they are running for parliament. - DRUG EXPERTS TO PROBE JACKSON DEATH
America's anti-drugs agency is investigating the death of pop star Michael Jackson, it has emerged. - Jackson's ex-wife 'to fight for custody of kids'
Michael Jackson's ex-wife Debbie Rowe has reportedly said she will fight for custody of the two children they had together. - I turned to Neil and said: ‘Hey, look. We missed the whole thing!’
Buzz Aldrin, the second man on the moon, tells Erica Wagner about the shocking aftermath of his career as an astronaut and why man must land on Mars - What to watch on TV tonight
Minty is paranoid Manda doesn't fancy him because he's fat so he goes on a diet. But he wants instant results so he buys a girdle to hide his gut. - Alexis Arguello
Alexis Arguello, who has died aged 57 from a single gun-shot to his chest in an apparent suicide, was the Nicaraguan boxer who ended Scottish great Jim Watt's reign as world champion and went on to become mayor of his country's capital city last year. He had spoken publicly of his struggle with depr... - FDA Panel Votes To Restrict Acetaminophen
An advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted on Tuesday to recommend new restrictions on the popular pain relief drug acetaminophen (known in many other countries as paracetamol), which is found in many US top selling over the counter medications such as Tylenol, aspirin-... - Massive US assault to seize Taleban heartland
Thousands of US Marines stormed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land early today, launching the first major military offensive of Barack Obama's presidency with an assault deep into Taleban-held territory. - Massive US assault to seize Taleban heartland
Thousands of US Marines stormed into an Afghan river valley by helicopter and land early today, launching the first major military offensive of Barack Obama's presidency with an assault deep into Taleban-held territory. - Driver in car SPLASH as he motors into a swimming pool
A driver needed more than his windscreen wipers after he crashed into a swimming pool in the dead of night. - Italian police bust The Godmother... an 81-year-old mafia granny
A sprightly 81 year old grandmother has been arrested by Italian police for being - The Godmother. - Drug experts to probe Jackson death
America's anti-drugs agency is investigating the death of pop star Michael Jackson, it has emerged. - Heston Blumenthal has torn up the rulebook again
Dishwasher-poached pears, strawberries glazed in a sandwich toaster and beef cooked for an entire day. - Drug experts to probe Jackson death
America's anti-drugs agency is investigating the death of pop star Michael Jackson, it has emerged. - FDA Panel Votes To Restrict Acetaminophen
Also Included In: Pain / Anesthetics;Pharmacy / Pharmacist;Primary Care / General Practice - Drugs investigators called in to probe Michael Jackson's death
America's anti-drugs agency is investigating the death of pop star Michael Jackson, it emerged today. - Speculation swirls around plans for Jackson memorial
Family may be contemplating public viewing at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles - DRUG EXPERTS TO PROBE JACKSON DEATH
America's anti-drugs agency is investigating the death of pop star Michael Jackson, it has emerged. - RSS Feed Police pleased at bid to beat yob behaviour
POLICE and partner organisations are making good progress in tackling the anti-social behaviour problems that have been affecting Upton-upon-Severn on weekend evenings. - Crunch time for expanding prisons
In a bid to please the red-top press, prisons have become dumping grounds for people with problems. It is time to take stock - The case of jailed Liverpool fan Michael Shields
Events surrounding the conviction of a British man for the attempted murder of a barman in Bulgaria - Thursday's results
2.10 (1m 3f 200yd) 1, Going For Gold (A Munro, 11-8 fav); 2, Princess Rainbow (11-4); 3, Prelude (5-1). 5 ran. NR: Amethyst Dawn, Punch Drunk, Sweet Hollow. 3l, 4½l. R Charlton. Tote: £2.10; £1.40, £1.50. Exacta: £4.40. CSF: £5.38. - Speculation grows over Michael Jackson's funeral
Jermaine Jackson has said Neverland would be the perfect final resting place for his brother as speculation grows over funeral arrangements. - Tough decisions for Deutsche Telekom
René Obermann may not be a big fan of the English punk rock band The Clash. But it would not be surprising if right now he cannot get the tune and the words of one of their biggest hits out of his head – “Should I stay or should I go?” - Shop forced to cease alcohol trade
A FALMOUTH shop accused of selling alcohol to children has had its licence temporarily revoked this week. - Taliban captures 'drunk' U.S. soldier in Afghanistan and sells him to militant clan
An American soldier has been captured by insurgents in Afghanistan and sold to a militant clan, a U.S. military official said. - Charlotte Church's ex charged over £10m drugs bust
Singer's old flame Kyle Johnson remanded in custody - Missing hotel worker's body found
A body recovered from the River Severn was identified by police today as that of a swimmer who went missing last week. - Nelson bully made victim's life 'living hell'
A DRUNKARD who attacked his partner in front of her children made the victim's life a living hell, a court was told. - Alcohol advertising should be banned, British Medical Association says
Alcohol advertising should be banned and a minimum price put on each unit to combat harmful drinking, the British Medical Association has said. - Pedestrian death drink driver jailed
A persistent drink driver who crashed into a pensioner as she crossed the road was jailed for 10 years today. - Ban alcohol advertising and introduce minimum price for drinks, demand doctors
Doctors have called for the Government to introduce a minimum price of 50p per unit of alcohol, in an attempt to stop people drinking to much. They also want a ban of alcohol advertising. - Hayden Panettiere on dad's arrest
Hayden Panettiere has spoken out about her father's arrest for domestic violence against her mother in 2008. - Speculation swirls around plans for Jackson memorial
Family may be contemplating public viewing at the Staples Centre in downtown Los Angeles - Thomas Paine gets his own festival in Lewes
Sometime home of the massively influential agitator honoured with lectures, debates – and folk dancing - Kelly Rowland 'not ready' for dad reunion
Kelly Rowland has denied she is trying to find her biological dad, saying she has too much going on in her life at the moment. - Katie Price to do Morgan interview?
Katie Price is apparently to tell all about her split from Peter Andre in a "no holds barred" interview with Piers Morgan. - Magnificent Andy Murray is in a different class at Wimbledon
The Edwardian idyll continues. Anyone for tennis? Anyone for a British tennis champion? Will the sun ever stop shining? Is the roof still open at ten to three? And is there Murray still for tea? Oh yes there is, and doubtless he’ll be served up with a Gentleman’s Relish and the melba toast in the se... - Magnificent Andy Murray is in a different class at Wimbledon
The Edwardian idyll continues. Anyone for tennis? Anyone for a British tennis champion? Will the sun ever stop shining? Is the roof still open at ten to three? And is there Murray still for tea? Oh yes there is, and doubtless he’ll be served up with a Gentleman’s Relish and the melba toast in the se... - Doctors call for alcohol ads to be banned
BMA conference urges a minimum unit price for all drinks to curb alcohol-related illnesses - Young homeless people succumbing to dangers of alcohol abuse, says report
Salvation Army report notes 'alarming' levels of young people on the streets with alcohol addiction - We need identity cards, and soon
Identity fraud costs the UK £1.2bn, and untold misery, each year. ID cards are a cheap and effective way of fighting back - Got any ID, David? Former United star Beckham (34) refused drink by irate waiter
David Beckham had been warned to expect a backlash on his return to America - and has already shunned by a waiter who refused to serve him alcohol.
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