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Scots school pupils in drink and drugs shame

Scots school pupils in drink and drugs shame

At least 550 Scottish school children, including primary aged pupils, are being thrown out of class for using drugs or alcohol each year, new figures disclose.

29 Jul 2010
Scotland

Home Secretary says 24-hour drinking laws aren’t working

Home Secretary says 24-hour drinking laws aren’t working

Labour’s all-day drinking laws have failed, the Home Secretary has said as she laid out plans to reform the licensing system.

29 Jul 2010

Labour grandee slams 24-hour drinking

Labour grandee slams 24-hour drinking

27 Jul 2010

Bishop warns against peril of alcohol abuse

Bishop warns against peril of alcohol abuse

23 Jul 2010

Govt body calls for end of methadone reliance

Govt body calls for end of methadone reliance

23 Jul 2010

Government set to call time on 24-hour drinking

Government set to call time on 24-hour drinking

22 Jul 2010

Decriminalise personal drug use, top barrister suggests

Decriminalise personal drug use, top barrister suggests

20 Jul 2010

Video: children ‘scared’ by adult drinking, study finds

Video: children ‘scared’ by adult drinking, study finds

7 Jul 2010

Parents warned over end-of-exam drinking

1 Jul 2010

Alcohol abuse is costing NI up to £884 million a year

25 Jun 2010
Northern Ireland

City licensing chiefs left powerless in alcohol row

25 Jun 2010
Scotland

Holyrood rejects minimum pricing plan for alcohol

15 Jun 2010
Scotland

Pubs and bars could face penalty for rowdy revellers

4 Jun 2010

Binge-drinking teens could be harming their memories

3 Jun 2010