Plans for minimum alcohol prices could lead to more job losses in the whisky industry, Scottish Conservatives claim.

Plans to combat alcohol-fuelled violence in city centres suffer a setback after no councils sign up to a flagship initiative.

Plans for minimum-pricing of alcohol in Scotland will be blocked because the government does not have the support.

THE SNP has suffered another blow to its plans to impose a minimum price for alcohol after a Holyrood committee raised doubts about its legality.

THE SNP has hit out at a Labour bid to scupper plans for some areas to ban under-21s from buying alcohol.

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

Ministers have claimed growing support for setting minimum prices for alcohol, following reports that the plan is set to become a reality. According to reports at the weekend, the Scottish Government’s proposal is likely to be supported by Labour at Holyrood, which would ensure a parliamentary majority.

I've just noticed that our old friend Sir Liam Donaldson is up to his tricks again. As predicted, the plan for minimum pricing of alcohol units is now being eyed up for the rest of the UK as well. The government's top medical adviser has drawn up plans for a minimum price for alcohol which would double the cost of some drinks in England. For trenchant and more than usually sweary analysis, see the...

Opponents of plans to raise the age for buying alcohol in shops and off-sales today renewed their claim that the change would not solve Scotland's drink problem.

SNP ministers' attempt to introduce a minimum price for alcohol is "all but dead" following a Holyrood debate on the measure the Tories have claimed.