- Scarborough's booze bus will be put back on the road next month as part of a bid to crack down on alcohol-related crime. The free Scarborough and District bus service, which is manned by police officers, ran 84 times and was used by 200 people after it was launched last Christmas – which worked out at an average of less than three passengers per journey. But Scarborough's Community Safety Partnership is still set to relaunch the service to transport drinkers home every weekend in August in a bid to reduce crime and disorder on town centre streets during the busiest month of the year. Scarborough Today
- Paramedics and police are to swoop on teen boozers to warn them they are putting their lives in danger. Ambulance staff and workers will turn up at underage drinking hotspots to confiscate beer and liquor while trying to convince youths of the danger they are putting themselves in. The operation will begin in south Liverpool, where gangs of up to 200 teenagers have been meeting up since May to drink and fight. If the "Don't Walk Away and Leave a Friend to Die" campaign is a success, it could be rolled out in the rest of Merseyside in an attempt to reduce the instances of police having to arrest teenagers or paramedics rushing them to hospital. icLiverpool
- Sunderland: Police have arrested more than 2,000 people during the past year as part of an unprecedented crackdown on booze-fuelled violence. The figures were revealed as the Chief Constable of Northumbria Police revealed that Sunderland was one of the most successful places in the country at beating alcohol-related trouble. Teams of city officers have arrested 2,098 people as part of campaigns, "The Party's Over", "Don't Spoil the Party" and "When to Stop?" The Chief Constable said: "Out of the 273 police areas that took part in Don't Spoil the Party, Sunderland was just pipped to the top slot for its arrests and actions taken. And, as a force, Northumbria was the most successful in the country." Sunderland Today
- Alcoholic nightcaps are the preferred bedtime tipple for millions of Britons, according to a recent survey. Tea is the number one night time drink for both men and women. But whisky, spirits and wine are a popular option for adults trying to lull themselves to sleep, the survey of 2,000 UK adults found. Applying the findings nationally, the poll indicates that some 3.27 million men hit the booze before going to bed, compared with 2.08 million women. For men, the top nightcaps were tea, then coffee, followed in joint third place by whisky, water and cold milk. Women's favourite drinks were tea followed by water, coffee, hot chocolate and wine. Guardian Unlimited
- Scotland: Controversial plans to create special supermarket queues for alcohol sales have won support from ministers. The radical plans would see shoppers forced to buy wine, beer or spirits separately from the rest of their groceries, in what is seen as a way of "de-normalising" alcohol sales. A major campaign will be launched in the next few months emphasising the dangers of excess alcohol. Ministers are keen to target those who regularly drink "small" amounts, and who may think they are not doing any damage to their health.
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