New laws to tackle Scotland's historic alcohol problems are to be passed by MSPs, but without key plans for minimum drink pricing.

PLANS to set a minimum alcohol unit price of 45p are expected to be blocked by opposition MSPs today.

Radical plans to ban all alcohol adverts on television before 9pm could be dropped amid fears the move would cripple advertising companies and broadcasters

Plans to introduce a minimum price for alcohol have been finally killed off by the Scottish Parliament as MSPs passed legislation aimed at tackling the country's binge drinking epidemic.

TOP health officials have written to MSPs urging them to back the Scottish Government's plans for minimum pricing for alcohol.

PLANS to allow licensing boards to ban under-21s buying alcohol from shops and supermarkets have been rejected by MSPs.

An interesting footnote to Thursday's inconclusive vote on Scottish government plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol... I'm told a number of Labour MSPs were out campaigning in Glasgow North East at 5pm when colleagues were pressing their vote buttons at Holyrood. They included Andy Kerr and Hugh Henry, who raised serious concerns about the SNP plans when he spoke during the debate earlie...

MSPs are expected to back a parliamentary motion against raising the age limit for buying alcohol in shops.

MSPs have written to Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon questioning the legality of minimum pricing plans for alcohol.

A committee of MSPs is due to quiz Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon on her plans to set a minimum unit price for alcohol.