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Alcohol delivery company shares how social distancing has changed the way we drink 

A drinks retailer has noted some 'interesting changes' in the last two weeks with how Australians are consuming their alcohol.




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Spike in alcohol-related hospitalisations as Australians struggle to cope with coronavirus anxiety

The chairman of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons Trauma Committee, John Crozier, said emergency departments had reported a rise in alcohol trauma cases over the weekend.




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Supermarket shelves fully stocked with Easter Eggs as no one is panic buying or stockpiling them

Chocolate aisles up and down the UK are fully stocked with edible eggs with just two weeks to go until the Easter weekend.




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Celeb chef Ina Garten shares a video of herself mixing up an ENORMOUS Cosmopolitan

The Food Network star, 72, shared a tip for getting through quarantine: drink. She mixed up one of her favorite cocktails in a new Instagram video




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Man who deliberately coughed on shoppers in Christchurch supermarket blames stunt on alcohol 

The man was arrested in Christchurch on New Zealand's south island on Saturday night and charged with endangering life by criminal nuisance and obstruction of a medical officer of health.




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Noel Gallagher admits he has stockpiled on alcohol amid coronavirus lockdown

While people have been encouraged not to stockpile food and toilet paper to ensure there is enough for everyone, Noel, 52, admitted he has been susceptible to panic buying.




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Retired Rockies slugger Todd Helton sentenced to two days in jail for 2019 DUI

Retired Colorado Rockies first baseman Todd Helton has been sentenced to two days in jail after pleading guilty last month to a DUI charge from 2019. He has reportedly gone through a treatment program.




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Today Extra host David Campbell celebrates six years of sobriety

David Campbell celebrated six years of sobriety on Sunday. The 46-year-old Today Extra host tweeted that he had gone '2,190 days without a drink' and described being sober as 'a gift'.




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Coronavirus US: Alcohol sales spike at level 'like Prohibition'

Beer, flavored malt and cider sold 17% more than in the same week in March 2019. But more staggeringly, online sales of alcohol for March increased by 291% on the previous year.




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Self-described 'cannibal' threatens to rape, murder and EAT people during a terrifying attack

The accused pinned the man to the car and told him he was a 'cannibal' and would rape, murder and eat him if he told anyone what had happened.




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Experts fear social isolation could push recovering addicts into relapse

Doctors and health officials fear that the combination of loneliness, anxiety and the loss of face-to-face meetings could leave people in early recovery more vulnerable to misusing drugs.




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Ohio will only sell liquor to people with state ID after flood of people from Pennsylvania

Those trying to buy alcohol in Ashtabula, Trumbull, Mahoning, Columbiana, Jefferson and Belmont will not have to show documents proving you live in the state.




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Celebrity stylist Jo Ferguson farewelled in private funeral in Adelaide

Ferguson, 46, died in an Adelaide hospital on April 8 from serious health problems including liver and kidney failure, both stemming from years of much publicised alcohol abuse.




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Jo Ferguson's friend Kristy Hinze shares powerful message as celebrity stylist is farewelled

Among those to write a lengthy tribute to Ferguson, who died on April 8, was model Kristy Hinze - for whom Ferguson was bridesmaid at her 2009 wedding to U.S billionaire James Clark.




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You get giant buckets of Fireball-spiced fried chicken delivered to your door TONIGHT for just $35

Sydney bar, The Big Easy, have teamed up with Fireball Whisky to create a delicious boozy bucket of chicken and from Friday, April 17th, the meal can be ordered on Menulog.




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Sober Robbie Williams brands the UK 'delusional' over drink and drugs culture

The Rock DJ, 46, He has a well-documented past with drug abuse and admitted to being 'high' when he first met now-wife Ayda Field, 40




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The unanswered question from Bindi Irwin and Chandler Powell's wedding day

The 21-year-old conservationist is a well-known teetotaller and it's believed that Chandler, 23, also doesn't touch alcohol




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NJ pool hall owner and eleven people drinking around bonfire charged with violating COVID-19 orders

Authorities in New Jersey busting residents for violating lockdown orders charged a pool hall owner who opened for business and 11 people caught drinking alcohol along the bank of a creek.




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Coronavirus UK: PFA 'reveals more than 200 players contacted body for help with mental health'

The figure of 258 is nearly 40 per cent of the 653 players who sought support throughout 2019 and almost 60 per cent of the 2018 total, when 438 footballers required assistance.




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Millionaire, 20, gets reality check by posing as homeless man

Self-made currenct trading millionaire Dan Legg, 20, from Somerset, spent three nights sleeping rough on the streets of London for Rich Kids Go Homeless, which airs on 5Star tomorrow night.




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Merry the elephant! Eating fermented fruit gets elephant's DRUNK

The penchant of African elephants for the fermenting manula fruit, which is used to make beer, causes them to get drunk quickly, according to a team of Canadian researchers.




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Penelope Cruz reveals she was never interested in drugs or alcohol

The actress, 46, told Red magazine how some of her celebrity pals were surprised to see her out past midnight when she attended an Oscar party.




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Love Island's Anton Danyluk has given up alcohol after 'losing himself' following time on show

Anton Danyluk has given up alcohol after 'losing himself' following his time on Love Island - and says relationships in the villa are an 'illusion.'




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Melanie Sykes celebrates three years of sobriety after revealing she is 'more present than ever'

The presenter, who found fame in a series of light-hearted ads for Boddingtons Brewery, kicked off her weekend by celebrating the milestone with her Instagram followers.




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EastEnders SPOILER: Linda Carter tests her sobriety by pouring herself a WHISKEY

The Queen Vic landlady has endeavoured to stay on the wagon for sake of long-suffering husband Mick after a boat crash on the Thames, and after a difficult start has managed to stay sober.




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Drunk driver coming back from Macca's in Burwood falls asleep behind wheel and smashes into car

The 26-year-old was driving his bosses Hilux in Burwood, in Sydney's inner west on Friday night when he fell asleep behind the wheel.




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Sharon Osbourne shares pain that Jack and Kelly followed father Ozzy into drug and alcohol addiction

The star, 67, admitted it 'broke her heart' to see her son Jack, 34, and daughter Kelly, 35, both struggle with drugs and alcohol addiction after Ozzy endured the same ordeal.




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Drinkers in Florida funnel gin to each other along a metal tape measure to keep at a safe distance

Ryan Donaldson 33, from Tampa, Florida, created the ingenious gin delivery system so he could enjoy a drink with his friends at a safe distance during the coronavirus lockdown.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Disappointment for Prince Charles as his beloved Mey Games are cancelled

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: First the Queen was told that her beloved Royal Ascot would take place behind closed doors; now the Royal Family has suffered another sporting blow.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE:Laura Carmichael casts off her corsets to star in modern-day thriller 

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: According to Laura, Julian Fellowes told her: 'Don't try and destroy an image that people have of you, that they enjoy.'




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Mark Shand's daughter gets children penning letters to elderly who are under lockdown in care homes 

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: The Duchess of Cornwall's late brother Mark Shand (pictured left) dedicated his life to saving wildlife, co-founding the Elephant Family in 2002.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Ex-MP Harvey Proctor moves back into former property on Belvoir Castle estate

Proctor resigned as the Duke's private secretary and in 2015 moved out of his home after it was raided as part of Operation Midland, writes SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE.




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SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE: Not cricket? Elite club MCC plans to let wealthy fans join for £80,000

SEBASTIAN SHAKESPEARE - Members of the MCC have been left outraged after talk of an extraordinary and 'radical' proposal started to filter among the masses.




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Remorseless Bill Cosby's defiant jailhouse interview saying he is the victim of a set-up

In a telephone interview with Black Press USA, Cosby said the jury was full of 'imposters' and that the entire case against him was 'political'.




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Bill Cosby calls himself an 'educator and political prisoner' and takes aim at 'fake news'

Despite serving a prison term in Pennsylvania, Bill Cosby, 82, or someone on his behalf, took to Twitter do decry the mainstream US press and urge his followers to support black media outlets.




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'We might do Bill Cosby': Eddie Murphy speaks about his hugely anticipated return to SNL

The SNL icon, main, is returning to the stage which turned him into a household name this Saturday. Murphy played Cosby during his original run on SNL in the 1980s, inset.




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Bill Cosby's rep slams Eddie Murphy as 'Hollywood slave' who 'sold himself' in response to SNL joke

Bill Cosby's (left) publicist accused Eddie Murphy (right) of betraying African Americans just to gain approval from a white audience. Murphy poked fun at Cosby during his SNL monologue.




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Bill Cosby, 82, is denied early release from jail despite COVID-19 outbreak in his prison

The disgraced comedian, 82, is serving a three to 10 years at SCI Phoenix in Skippack, Pennsylvania after being found guilty of aggravated sexual assault in 2018.




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Professor Snape saved my life: Anna Chancellor on the night she was struck down with meningitis ¿ and how Alan Rickman came to the rescue...

Anna Chancellor’s partner Redha Debbah was in their kitchen in west London when somebody rang from New York to say she’d been rushed to hospital with viral meningitis.




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RACHEL JOHNSON on Alan Rickman's marriage at 69

Actor Alan Rickman, 69, has married the academic Rima Horton. They began dating when he was 19 and she was 18, so a mere half a century until wedding bells, writes RACHEL JOHNSON.




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Harry Potter's Alan Rickman sucks helium-filled balloons with Jimmy Fallon

Armed with two balloons full of helium, Alan called the host out for doing impressions of his distinctive voice after he last appeared on the show two years ago.




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Alan Rickman's death sees JK Rowling and Daniel Radcliffe lead tributes

Daniel called him 'one of the greatest actors' he will ever work with as he joined Emma Watson, 25, and the book's author J.K. Rowling, 50, in remembering Professor Severus Snape.




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BRIAN VINER tells how Alan Rickman's voice helped him frighten and seduce

Rich, sonorous, fruity, hypnotic... many adjectives have been deployed to describe the voice of Alan Rickman, writes BRIAN VINER.




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Helen Mirren discusses her new film Eye in the Sky with Alan Rickman on This Morning

She's worked with a range of esteemed actors during her long and varied career. And Helen Mirren was able to star alongside the late Alan Rickman in her new film - one of the last he made - Eye in the Sky.




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Rachel Johnson wants booze and snogging at Xmas party

Getting drunk and embarrassing yourself used to be part of the Christmas party season job description but there has been an unwelcome crackdown festive fun and those days are over.




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The stand-ups who deliver: the new female faces of British comedy

They’re young, female and very funny… Emily Hill meets the rising stars of British comedy




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A simple tongue test could diagnose pancreatic cancer before symptoms develop

A study by Zhejiang University, China, found patients in the early stages of the disease have higher levels of two types of bacteria in their mouths, while another two bugs are notably lower.




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Anthony Joshua vs Wladimir Klitschko will be an epic... and I hope Tyson Fury gets the help he needs 

EDDIE HEARN: The heavyweight world is total carnage right now. Tyson Fury did an incredible job to shake up the division last year but now he has done it again without even stepping inside the ropes.




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Kell Brook isn't scared of fighting Errol Spence

EDDIE HEARN: Social media is a funny thing. I was bemused to see comments on Twitter this week that Kell Brook wants to swerve a fight with Errol Spence – pretty odd as he fought Gennady Golovkin.




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Eddie Hearn: Excitement around Haye v Bellew is huge

EDDIE HEARN: I can't remember a fight that had as much anticipation as David Haye vs Tony Bellew this Saturday night. The pre-fight build up has been huge and although distasteful at times.