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The GMB has warned MSPs against the planned hike in minimum unit pricing (MUP) saying it was penalising the poorest Scots.

Michael Matheson is set to hike Scotlands minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol by 30.

The head of a charity that advocated for people experiencing addiction has called on the Scottish Information Commissioner to launch an…

Michael Matheson is set to hike Scotlands minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol by 30.

This means shops in Scotland will not be able to sell a bottle of wine for less than £6.09.

Problem drinkers who could be helped following admissions to hospital are "falling through the net" due to the "completely…

Some downtown areas in California could soon resemble New Orleans’ Bourbon Street or the famed Beale Street in Memphis under a new proposal at the State Capitol. State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) has introduced a bill that would allow cities and counties to designate “entertainment zones” where adults could drink alcohol served by bars […]

Your article on minimum unit pricing (“Minimum alcohol price Scotland: job fears over new increase”, The Herald, November 29) features opinion…

The Office for Budget Responsibility said the economy “has proved to be more resilient to the shocks of the pandemic and energy crisis than…

The Scottish Government is considering hiking the minimum unit price of alcohol to 65p in a bid to curb deaths. There were 1,276 alcohol-specific…