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		<title>Towns &#8216;like Wild West&#8217; with 24-hour drinking</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 08:27:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[All-day drinks laws have failed to curb violence outside pubs and clubs, police officers say. The Police Federation of England and Wales, representing around 140,000 officers, says that police resources are being diverted away from emergency calls because they are needed to deal with late-night disorder. Simon Reed, Vice Chairman of the Federation, told MPs [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ministers &#8216;save face&#8217; over drinking laws</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2008 12:04:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A plan to target binge drinking by imposing new rules on the alcohol industry is simply a &#8216;damage limitation&#8217; exercise after the failure of 24-hour licensing, critics say. The proposals from the Department of Health and the Home Office are designed to address growing problems associated with alcohol, which causes 15,000 deaths a year according [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Drinking kills 15,000 a year</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:20:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Alcohol causes 15,000 deaths each year, almost double the number previously thought, according to new research. In 2005, one in five deaths among young people aged 16 to 24 were attributable to alcohol, the new figures show. Among men in this age group, a quarter of deaths were alcohol-related. The researchers said that alcohol consumption [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24-hour drinking laws cause police problems</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/24-hour-drinking-laws-cause-police-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 11:46:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Judge</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Police are being taken off front-line work during the day to tackle drunks in the early hours because of all-day licensing laws, police chiefs say. Mike Craik, Chief Constable of Northumbria Constabulary, said: “What 24-hour licensing has done is to give us more problems at three, four and five in the morning. “Every force, certainly [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scots are &#8216;ashamed&#8217; of drinking culture</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-are-ashamed-of-drinking-culture/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:53:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nearly half of the Scottish public believe that the country’s alcohol habit is something to be ashamed of, a new survey shows. It coincides with new figures showing that Scottish hospitals are reporting more than ten cases of alcohol poisoning a day. The Scottish Government admitted in a written parliamentary answer that the figure for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>EU laws mean pubs can keep their happy hours</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/eu-laws-mean-pubs-can-keep-their-happy-hours/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/eu-laws-mean-pubs-can-keep-their-happy-hours/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Jul 2008 16:01:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[European competition laws could provide an excuse for thousands of pubs to continue running irresponsible drinks promotions. With doctors warning that binge drinking was leading to a ‘tsunami of harm’, the Beer and Pub Association had agreed to run a scheme where pubs would voluntarily limit their cheap alcohol offers. But Ministers have reportedly spotted [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Alcohol problems worse than feared</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/alcohol-problems-worse-than-feared/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:30:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[The true extent of the health damage caused by drinking alcohol is reportedly much worse than official figures have shown. Hospital admissions resulting from alcohol-fuelled violence or road accidents are not fully recorded in the numbers. Many illnesses which are indirectly caused by alcohol, such as some cancers, are also not included. The Office of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24-hour drinking fails to deliver café culture</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/24-hour-drinking-fails-to-deliver-cafe-culture/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/24-hour-drinking-fails-to-deliver-cafe-culture/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alcohol]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Licensing Act]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Allowing bars and pubs to serve alcohol around the clock has largely failed to tackle late night violence, say police, councils and the NHS. According to a survey published today by the Local Government Association (LGA), nearly one in three NHS Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) reports an increase in alcohol-related incidents since the 2003 Licensing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brit teens among worst for drink, drugs and sex</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/brit-teens-among-worst-for-drink-drugs-and-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/brit-teens-among-worst-for-drink-drugs-and-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jun 2008 13:12:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children from England, Scotland and Wales are more likely to have been drunk, had underage sex or used cannabis than most of their peers in other countries, an international survey shows. The report, ‘Health Behaviour in School-Aged Children’, has been published by the World Health Organisation. It covers 41 countries and regions from across Europe [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Scots ban off-licence sales to under-21s</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-ban-off-licence-sales-to-under-21s/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/scots-ban-off-licence-sales-to-under-21s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2008 12:32:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jen Davis</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scottish shops will no longer be able to sell alcohol to under-21s according to new proposals designed to curb binge drinking. The plans would apply to supermarkets and off-licences, with 18 year-olds still able to drink in pubs, clubs and bars. Other proposals include a ban on price promotions on alcoholic drinks and the introduction [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New measures against teen binge drinking target parents</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/new-measures-against-teen-binge-drinking-target-parents/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/new-measures-against-teen-binge-drinking-target-parents/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 11:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Parents could soon face penalties if their children persistently flout underage drinking laws, according to press reports. The plans are expected as part of the Government&#8217;s Youth Alcohol Action Plan, a new drive to address the problem of binge drinking among young people. Home Secretary Jacqui Smith said: &#8220;Groups of under-18s drinking in public are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Police blame drink laws for surge in women arrests</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/police-blame-drink-laws-for-surge-in-women-arrests/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/police-blame-drink-laws-for-surge-in-women-arrests/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 09:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of women arrested for being drunk and disorderly is rocketing, new figures show. Police blame all-day drinking laws for fostering a binge culture. West Midlands saw the biggest jump in numbers, rising more than twelve-fold from 59 in 2003/4 to 731 in 2007/8. Numbers were up by 50 per cent or more in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fines for drunk louts up two thirds in three years</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/fines-for-drunk-louts-up-two-thirds-in-three-years/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/fines-for-drunk-louts-up-two-thirds-in-three-years/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Apr 2008 13:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of yobs fined for being drunk and disorderly has risen by two thirds since 2004, yet the Government still refuses to reverse its decision to allow all-day drinking. Official Government figures show that the £80 penalty notices have risen from 26,609 in 2004 to 43,556 in 2006. Labour introduced 24-hour drinking in November [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Teen binge-drinking leads to violence and regretted sex</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/teen-binge-drinking-leads-to-violence-and-regretted-sex/</link>
		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/teen-binge-drinking-leads-to-violence-and-regretted-sex/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 28 Mar 2008 09:00:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thousands of teenagers are regularly binge drinking, having sex which they later regret and getting involved in drunken violence, a shocking new study has found. The alarming figures show that teenagers are drinking the equivalent of three pints of beer or nearly a whole bottle of wine each week. Of the teenagers who drank once [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Failed all-day drinking laws may be here to stay</title>
		<link>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/failed-all-day-drinking-laws-may-be-here-to-stay/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 11:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Prime Minister is expected to resist calls to abolish 24-hour drinking, in spite of evidence that it has failed to change Britain&#8217;s binge-drinking culture. Speaking to the Mirror newspaper, Gordon Brown said tougher penalties and advertising campaigns would be used to tackle underage drinking. However, the Government is expected to leave intact the laws [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Doctors tell Government to get tough on alcohol</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/doctors-tell-government-to-get-tough-on-alcohol/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2008 09:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Doctors have called for a reform of the Government&#8217;s policy on alcohol, saying drink-related problems are &#8220;unacceptably high&#8221;. A new report from the British Medical Association recommends shorter opening hours and a clamp down on alcohol consumption among young people. The report notes: &#8220;Despite the evidence that increased opening hours and availability of alcohol are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Underage drinking laws are not being enforced, say critics</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/underage-drinking-laws-are-not-being-enforced-say-critics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Feb 2008 09:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Children who break the law by attempting to buy alcohol only have a one in 282,000 chance of being punished, it has been claimed. The odds were based on estimates that 2 million children attempt to buy alcohol each month compared with a tiny number facing penalties. Conservative Shadow Home Secretary, David Davis, said that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Archbishop slams 24-hour drinking and Embryos Bill</title>
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		<comments>http://www.christian.org.uk/news/archbishop-slams-24-hour-drinking-and-embryos-bill/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 31 Jan 2008 09:00:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, has attacked 24-hour alcohol licensing and proposals in the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Bill. Speaking in an interview to mark his 5th anniversary as Archbishop, he expressed his concern that the law allowing 24-hour drinking is likely to survive a Government review. &#8220;I would be interested to see why [...]]]></description>
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		<title>24-hour drinking laws won&#8217;t change, reports The Times</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:00:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dave Hewer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been reports that the widely criticised 24-hour alcohol licensing laws will survive their Government review. The Times reports that instead of reducing opening hours, the Government is expected to explore an alternative strategy to combat the problems associated with alcohol consumption. Prime Minister Gordon Brown intends to promote a radical &#8220;culture shift&#8221; away [...]]]></description>
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