A DEAL between the SNP and Labour to come up with a joint plan to tackle Scotland's love affair with alcohol appeared to be close yesterday.

SNP ministers are under pressure to drop their plans to introduce minimum alcohol pricing in Scotland, as the new government announces a package of measures to tackle the pr

THE SNP's plan to ban under-21s from buying alcohol in off-licences has been dealt a blow after it emerged the party's student wing is opposed to the move.

So the SNP are determined to go ahead with their plan to stop the sale of “cut-price” alcohol. Why? To cut the “misuse” of alcohol. They propose to make the minimum price of alcohol about 40p per unit and ban promotions on alcohol. How stupid can they be? Raising the price of alcohol won’t prevent any misuse

Scottish government plans to tackle Scotland's alcohol problems pass their first parliamentary hurdle.

If you thought that New Labour was socially illiberal, spare a thought for those above Berwick: Scotland is considering a ban on alcohol sales to under-21s in a bid to make "the streets safer and communities better", Scotland's first minister, Alex Salmond, said today. The SNP is considering the ban on alcohol sales outside pubs and clubs as part of its legislative programme for the year ahea...

FORMER Labour First Minister Henry McLeish today backed the SNP's plan to introduce minimum pricing for drink.

THE SNP last night claimed support for minimum alcohol pricing was growing "week by week" after one of the world's biggest brewers backed a plan similar to one pro

Government plans to tackle Scotland's alcohol problems are expected to pass their first parliamentary hurdle later.

HEALTH secretary Nicola Sturgeon has been asked to explain details of the SNP's plan to tackle alcohol abuse, after concerns over a lack of information.