Over two-fifths of the record number of violent incidents during the World Cup took place on licensed premises. Newly-installed PM Andy Burnham yesterday offered pubs tax breaks because they are the "beating heart of our communities" www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

In this issue: UK pub tax cut; Nigeria launches sachet crackdown; Deutsche publishes “Oasis” index; Aberdeen FC get licence; Ryanair renews call for departure lounge restrictions; DB station ban aims to cut violence. And more linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:activity:7486336463496945664/

*Progress on alcohol inadequate and uneven, says WHO* There has been "inadequate, uneven progress" in the implementation of the WHO's flagship lcohol harm reduction initiative, a WHO report on cancer said last week. with "accelerated efforts" are needed. www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

*Alcohol industry and Reform concoct Burnham pub threat* Alcohol industry reps and Reform have used Manchester's WHO-inspired alcohol-harm strategy to suggest UK PM-in-waiting Andy Burnham poses a threat to pubs, despite evidence and maths to the contrary www.linkedin.com/feed/update/...

"Greater Manchester shows that the SAFER framework is robust and intuitive enough to be adopted–and locally extended–by a subnational government acting on its own initiative, and to do so where no national alcohol strategy exists to build on," said the WHO iris.who.int/server/api/c...

UPDATED: Decisive steps to tackle alcohol harm may seem unlikely under pint-quaffing prime ministerial heir-apparent Andy Burnham, but Manchester’s WHO-guided alcohol harm strategy also offers some hope. alcohol-review.com/story/will-m...

Kenya's government has slashed tax on spirits by 84%, cutting it from 500 shillings ($3.9) per litre to 80. www.parliament.go.ke/sites/defaul...

A comment highlighting the potential impact of alcohol delivery prompted by a recent interview with Richard Piper of Alcohol Change @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social Full interview alcohol-review.com/story/deaths... Government promises to "act where necessary" alcohol-review.com/story/uk-con...

Should UK MP's be allowed to drink alcohol at subsidised bars and then vote on matters of grave importance, newly-elected Green MP Hannah Spencer asked Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer yesterday, who said views would differ.

Full YT video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Li7... Alcohol abuse disorder screening rates are low and the tools used are "very poor", Professor Evan Wood of British Columbia Centre on Substance Use to Alcohol Review, describing what he and colleagues say is a better way. @BCCSU

The UK could do more to tackle the continuing post-pandemic surge in alcohol deaths, including responding to the rise of rapid delivery, Alcohol Change UK's CEO Richard Piper told Alcohol Review, with councils ready to step in. @alcoholchangeuk.bsky.social Full video youtu.be/2N_OTaavZ2A

Higher levels of alcohol consumption are associated with brain diseases and dysfunction, but there is little evidence of what happens at levels thought to be low risk. A new paper tries to narrow the gap. Full vid alcoholreview.substack.com/p/study-hint... AR post alcohol-review.com/story/study-...

There is an onus on alcohol health information providers to publish in a way that AIs can use, Nataly Bovopoulos of the Alcohol and Drug Foundation told AR2026. @AlcoholDrugFdn Full session alcoholreview.substack.com/p/ar2026-alc... Register, join AR2026 Extra + 100% access alcohol-review.com/join/

Alcohol Review caught up with Professor Evan Wood, one of the authors of a new paper proposing "timesaving and pragmatic approach" to alcohol screening. Register alcohol-review.com/join/ ...for early access video alcoholreview.substack.com/p/better-alc... Web story alcohol-review.com/story/screen...

New York City's health department yesterday launched a campaign warning that drinking alcohol increases cancer risk and informing people about support services. bsky.app/profile/nych... (See www.nyc.gov/site/doh/abo...)

Canadian alcohol harm experts today published a "timesaving and pragmatic approach" to universal screening. It hinges on whether someone consumes more or less than 34ml of alcohol per occasion or per week, or two Canadian standard drinks. See www.cmaj.ca/content/198/... @cmaj.ca

Gender-based violence often involves perpetrators who are under the influence of alcohol, with cases spiking around holidays and sports events. Alcohol Action Ireland presents the evidence and some policies to tackle the problem @alcoholireland.ie alcohol-review.com/story/ar2026...

Alcohol is well known to be among the biggest causes and contributors to liver disease, but there is still more to be found out. Alcohol Review spoke to Professor Zobair Younossi of Georgetown University about a recent paper. @georgetownuni.bsky.social alcohol-review.com/story/interv...

Parents should aim to shape household norms so that "alcohol is less central, less emotionally loaded and less available", according to new research from Sergey Alexeev of UNSW. The full video is out tomorrow alcohol-review.com/story/interv...

Alcohol Review's annual online event next Thursday will look at AI's potential impact on global alcohol harm reduction efforts. You can register here alcohol-review.com/ar2026 Watch the full interview at alcohol-review.com/story/austra... @HSMlife

Real community is well-placed to withstand the tidal wave of AI, Soberistas founder Lucy Rocca recently told AR. AI's impact on efforts to tackle alcohol harm will be explored at AR2026 on March 26th. Register here alcohol-review.com/ar2026 Full interview alcohol-review.com/story/crossi...

"The nanny is actively killing us right now. The state is subsidising alcohol," author Grant Ennis told AR2025 last year. Watch the full session and register for AR2026 next week on alcohol-review.com/ar2026

50,000 people a year die from alcohol-related cardiovascular diseases in the EU, meaning alcohol policy is cardiovascular health policy, says the European Heart Network. Full presentation from March 26th at AR2026. Join the online event at alcohol-review.com/ar2026 @ehnheart.bsky.social

"Since my [cancer] diagnosis I haven’t had much alcohol. It’s something I have to be a lot more conscious of now", said Kate Middleton, according to the Sun's royal correspondent. This is likely a nod to the fact that alcohol causes seven types of cancer. x.com/MattSunRoyal...

The UK will begin a review of lobbying rules, which critics say allow alcohol and other harmful product producers--and other narrow interests--undue influence over government policy. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/69b172...

End the "bonkers" self-regulation of alcohol, says Lucy Rocca, founder of the pioneering Soberistas sobriety support community. Full interview here alcohol-review.com/story/crossi...

Alcohol is a risk factor for hypertension, even in low doses. This is a clip from a presentation from the European Heart Network (EHN) for Alcohol Review 2026, which will launch on March 26th. You can find out more here alcohol-review.com/ar2026

"On average, Canadians bought the equivalent of eight drinks per week between March 2024 and March 2025, down from 8.7 a year earlier and 9.7 a decade ago, according to Statistics Canada." www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

We have begun posting impactful spotlight sessions for AR2026, our uniquely accessible and sustainable online event. Register - for early access to full sessions - to share your own work in a session - and to join our lively discussion on AI Visit alcohol-review.com/ar2026

The data in the tables (Table 8) suggests the abstantion figures for 16-24s are 36% (men) and 28% (women) files.digital.nhs.uk/CC/EA6EDE/HS...