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Anxiety around coronavirus crisis is leading Australians to abuse alcohol and cannabis

Director of the National Drugs and Alcohol Research Centre Professor Michael Farrel said alcohol and cannabis consumption would increase as anxiety and stress continues to grow




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Luann de Lesseps admits she's drinking again on the Naughty But Nice podcast

The Real Housewives Of New York star admitted she drinks occasionally now that she's finished with her year-long probation, though she said she hadn't had a drink in a month.




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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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Alcohol buying limits brought in at Dan Murphy's and BWS bottle shops

Dan Murphy's and BWS will limit the amount of booze Australians can buy at their bottle shops because of people hoarding alcohol.




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X Factor's Lucy Spraggan displays her INCREDIBLE abs in topless snap

The musician, 28, showcased her impressive six-pack in a topless photo shared to her Instagram page on Saturday, after dropping three dress sizes.




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COVID-19: The $10 beauty alternative to hand sanitiser - and there's still plenty in stock

The scarcity of hand sanitiser has skyrocketed since COVID-19 reached Australian shores on January 25, but this hand cream does the same thing - and it smells a whole lot nicer.




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NYC Bar owner is arrested for 'opening speakeasy where a dozen people were drinking' amid shutdown

Vasil Pando, 56, of Brooklyn, New York, violated mandated social distancing orders by hosting a dozen people inside a speakeasy bar to gamble and drink




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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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Autonomous cars 'will lead to more binge drinking', study finds

Researchers from Curtin University, Australia, say if a group don't need to assign a designated driver due to having an autonomous car, they will likely drink more.




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New Zealand bar slammed for coronavirus April Fool's joke pretending they were going to be open

Chapel Bar and Bistro, in Auckland, took to social media on Tuesday night to make the false announcement they would be open on Wednesday and selling cheap alcohol.




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Zoom CEO Eric Yuan reveals how to stop trolls from 'Zoom-bombing' calls

Millions of Americans are using Zoom during the coronavirus pandemic, but many have reported being 'Zoom-bomed' by trolls. Now, the app's CEO has revealed how to keep to your meetings safe.




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Coronavirus US: Alcohol sales soar by 55% during lockdown

US sales of alcoholic beverages rose 55 per cent in the week ending March 21, according to market research firm Nielsen.




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Internet trolls hack Alcohol Anonymous Zoom calls

Internet trolls have hacked into several Alcoholics Anonymous video conference calls this week where they shout insults and torment members about the taste of alcohol.




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Zoom's latest security flaw allows hackers to steal customers' Microsoft Windows credentials

A new report reveals vulnerability in the videoconferencing software Zoom that lets cybercriminals steal users' Microsoft Window credentials who click on a link shared in a chat.




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Man fined £1,400 after threatening to kill neighbour who tried to break up lockdown 'party' 

Janis Zalitis, 29, received a note through his letter box stating that police would be called if the group did not leave the property in St Peter Port, Guernsey. Pictured: Guernsey's Royal Court.




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Married At First Sight: The bizarre way producers riled up the cast at the reunion

Married At First Sight producers went to extreme lengths to rile up the participants while filming Tuesday night's reunion dinner party on January 15.




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TOM UTLEY: If a drink was good enough for Churchill in the war, who am I to turn down the bottle? 

TOM UTLEY: A technical officer at the World Health Organisation warns us that drinking alcohol is an 'unhelpful coping strategy' during the lockdown.




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Ex-receptionist, 39, sues New Jersey dentist office, says staff partied too hard

Nadia Zevallos claims supervisor Lilly Almeida got away with her behavior because she was having a 'flirtatious and possibly romantic relationship' with dentist David Paltac.'




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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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Married At First Sight: Jo McPharlin denies weight loss surgery as she's branded 'too skinny'

Married At First Sight's Jo McPharlin has denied undergoing weight loss surgery after being body-shamed and labelled 'too skinny' by Internet trolls.




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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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Amazon eye masks for dark under-eye circles

Tired of looking so tired? If you need to minimise the appearance of dark circles and under-eye bags and have given up on most eye treatments, look no further.




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Flume says he was headed down the same path as DJ Avicii who died aged just 28

Flume has revealed that he was heading down the same path as DJ Avicii who died tragically, aged just 28, in 2018. 




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Australia's panic buying may be ending, Commonwealth Bank credit card data shows

The Commonwealth Bank, Australia's biggest bank, has released new credit card data showing spending on food and alcohol had dived for several weeks in a row.




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Ambulance worker urges people to stay home in Facebook video after seeing people in beer garden

Ambulance worker Sophie-Louise Dennis spotted a group of ten-to-15 drinking in the beer garden of a closed pub along Tonbridge Road, Maidstone while she was working.




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Vinnie Jones, 55, proudly marks seven years of sobriety

The footballer-turned-actor, 55, shared a throwback image with his wife Tanya, who passed away from cancer aged 53 last year, while penning an impassioned message




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How DID Ant McPartlin blow £20million? ALISON BOSHOFF asks where could the money have gone?

ALISON BOSHOFF: Ant McPartlin has opted to dissolve his company Teecourt. Ant, who lives in South West London applied to Companies House last month to have the company struck off.




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GP reveals how much your kidneys could be recovering

EXCLUSIVE: London-based GP Dr Ross Perry told FEMAIL how giving up drinking during lockdown can give you a flatter stomach, clearer skin and a strengthened immune system.




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The dangerous health effects too many glasses of wine can have on your immunity

With much of the world practicing social distancing and isolation on account of the ongoing coroanvirus pandemic, many are drinking more frequently than they ever - with huge impact on our immunity.




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Moment covidiot couple moan about being moved on by police

Two sunbathers were seen sitting and having a barbecue near Hove Lawns, in Brighton, amid the government's social distancing measures.




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Women over 50 can cut their risk of a stroke by taking up healthy habits, research suggests 

The key habits to adopt are daily exercise, consuming less junk food and alcohol, not smoking and shedding a few pounds if overweight.




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Chicago mayor puts a liquor curfew in place after spike in gun violence

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot has placed a 9pm curfew on liquor sales in the city following a spike in gun violence on Tuesday that left seven people dead,




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X Factor's Lucy Spraggan shares before and after snaps as she reflects on her weight loss journey

The former X Factor star, 28, shared incredible before and after pictures of herself on Instagram as she reflected on her weight loss journey on Friday.




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Robert Webb reveals battle with alcoholism and that at one point he was 'two days away from death'

Comedian Robert Webb has revealed how he was addicted to alcohol - and that he was told he was two days away from death before, leading him to tackle the problem.  




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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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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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'Some days have been really hard': Paul Merson opens up on coping with mental health and lockdown

Paul Merson has opened up on how he has struggled with 'really, really bad days' during lockdown as part of his ongoing efforts to maintain a positive level of mental health.




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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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Shocking footage shows 'shameful' party in a Bali villa

Instagram influencer Tyrone Hermitt posted the shocking footage of the Bali party online. He has since taken down his Instagram account and issued and apology.




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Man is left with a knife sticking out of his head after first date goes disastrously wrong

A man, 59, was stabbed in the head and left lying on the ground by a woman, 31, who he was reportedly on a date with. The main remains in hospital in a critical condition.




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Australian couple ride out coronavirus pandemic in luxury Bali villa

Daniel Wilkins and his wife and daughter have been staying in Cemagi Beach, spending their days lounging by the pool while the rest of world is forced to stay inside amid lockdown measures.




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Governor of Nairobi sends coronavirus care packages filled with Hennessy cognac to the poor

Mike Sonko, governor of the Kenyan capital, announced the parcels would contain miniatures of premium brandy at a typically flamboyant news conference on Tuesday.




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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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Drinking is not the answer to lockdown says charity after survey shows booze increases home tensions

A survey conducted by Alcohol Change UK has found problem drinking is leading to an increase in at-home tensions for more than 3.5million Brits and revealed 8.6 million people are drinking more.




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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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Coronavirus UK: Things you can and can't do during lockdown

Officers have issued a series of guidelines on what are 'reasonable' excuses to leave home in England, such as buying several days' worth of food including luxury items.




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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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RHONY: Leah McSweeney lures Sonja Morgan and Tinsley Mortimer to go SKINNY DIPPING

She's a new face to the Real Housewives of New York and is already making quite the splash.




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Jo Ferguson's mother pays tribute to tragic fashionista

Jo Ferguson's mother has paid tribute to the fashionista and revealed what happened on a secret trip to Sydney while she was dying.