Pub bosses hit out at outdoor drinking plan

Pub bosses hit out at outdoor drinking plan: Landlords demand to be allowed to reopen their doors from early April… and blast calls for only al-fresco service ‘laughable’ Pub boss says UK’s wet weather would make the outdoors-only idea unworkable  Patrick Dardis, boss of the Young’s pub chain, argues pubs should open in April  Tim … Read more

Coronavirus UK: Seven men caught drinking and watching football in ‘pop-up pub’ are fined £200 each

Seven men caught drinking and watching football in Leicester ‘pop-up pub’ complete with Sky TV, fully stocked bar and pool table are fined £200 each for flouting Covid rules  A large bin was filled with empty beer cans at a makeshift boozer in Leicester Seven men were fined £200 each for breaching coronavirus lockdown rules  … Read more

Drinking more coffee associated with decreased heart failure risk

Just one cup of caffeinated coffee a day can decrease your long-term risk of heart failure by up to 12 per cent, according to findings of a new scientific paper.   US experts looked at dietary information from three large-scale heart disease studies in the US, amounting to more than 21,000 US adults. Overall, they found increasing consumption … Read more

Drinking green tea or coffee lowers risk of death by up to 62% for stroke and heart attack survivors

Drinking green tea or coffee lowers the risk of death by up to 62% for stroke and heart attack survivors, study finds Researchers used a cohort of 46,000 people aged 40 to 79 for their research Each of these people in Japan had filled in surveys on lifestyle, health and diet Those who consume green … Read more

Why drinking lots of water is not the best way to stay hydrated

Being well hydrated matters to our health, but a combination of factors — including a diet of processed food, advancing age, the pills we take and simply not moving enough — can leave us in a state of mild dehydration, according to a new book.  But as the two authors (a doctor and an anthropologist who … Read more

Meet the entrepreneur making socially distanced drinking a walk in the park

When the nation was free to see their friends and family again, albeit briefly, last summer, one of the key rules for keeping the coronavirus at bay was to practise social distancing. This meant seeing smaller groups or ‘bubbles’ only while indoors, so many took to reuniting with loved ones in the great outdoors – … Read more

Amy Schumer plays a hilarious drinking game of Never Have I Ever with her one-year-old son Gene

She’s usually poking fun at herself in her acclaimed stand-up routines. But Amy Schumer had some fun with her one-year-old son Gene Fischer as they played a hilarious drinking game on Instagram. The 39-year-old comedian started a round of Never Have I Ever with her son, who didn’t quite grasp how to play.  Having a … Read more

NYPD busts dozens of people drinking inside illegal NYC club

Prohibition 2021: NYPD busts dozens of people drinking Corona and smoking hookahs inside illegal nightclub with SIX-BOLT fortified door Police officers and deputy sheriffs acting on a tip raided basement at 65-25 Roosevelt Avenue in Queens early Sunday morning They found 75 people drinking alcohol and smoking hookah inside illegal bar operating without license behind … Read more

Tory politician denies taking part in drinking sessions at the Welsh Assembly bar

Tory politician denies taking part in seven-hour drinking sessions at the Welsh Assembly bar four days after alcohol was banned in pubs and claims he only ‘had a chicken curry’ Four politicians were being investigated for drinking wine at Welsh parliament  Darren Millar, Paul Davies, Paul Smith and Alun Davies met on December 8 They … Read more

Drinking wine instead of beer or spirits is healthier and could cut risk of death, study suggests 

Drinking wine instead of beer or spirits is healthier and could cut risk of death, study suggests Research from Glasgow University found spirit drinkers were at increased risk of death and major cardiovascular events compared to people who drink wine Study also found drinking alcohol with food had 10 per cent lower risk of death … Read more