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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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Dad, 69, who shot his daughter in the face is freed from jail so he doesn't get coronavirus

Rodney Madex, 69, shot his daughter Tammy, then 44, at his Glengarry North home in Victoria in January 2019.




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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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Fewer died from alcohol poisoning in Russia after warm winter saw drinkers ditch vodka for WINE 

Just over 600 people died from alcohol poisoning in January, a 37 per cent drop compared to the same month last year. And average temperatures in Moscow were more than 20F higher than last year.




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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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Vodka producer make the drink from captured carbon dioxide

Brooklyn based Air Co was a finalist for the Carbon XPrize, designed to create a profitable way to capture and reuse greenhouse gases.




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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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Hospital worker, 33, is arrested for 'stealing a box of masks from her job'

Otsego County Sheriff Richard Devlin, said Josie Wright, 33, was taken into custody for stealing masks (file image) and other medical supplies from Bassett Medical Center in Cooperstown, NY.




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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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Australia to ship alcohol to Taiwan in exchange for material used to make face masks 

Australia has agreed to send Taiwan one million litres of alcohol to make sanitiser and vaccines in exchange for three tonnes of material to make face masks.  




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Best skin brightening products for glowing skin 2020

External aggressors, hormones, too much alcohol and stress levels can often leave our skin a little dull and lacklustre. The good news is there are plenty of beauty products that can help.




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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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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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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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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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No more corked wine! Secret method 'guarantees all bottles' will NOT spoil

Family-owned cork-making behemoth Amorim in Portugal says it has now developed a secret procedure that expels the troublesome chemical compound causing corked wine.




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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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Grieving mother is racked with guilt after her son's death

EXCUSLIVE: Jane, 60, from Lancashire, is grieving the death of her only child, Lee Mulligan, 34, who hanged himself in her garden just hours after celebrating her 60th birthday.




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Instagram influencers ask bars and restaurants for freebies amid coronavirus

Actor Harry Cook was named and shamed online after asking wine company P & V Wine + Liquor Merchants for free alcohol in exchange for social media promotion.




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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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600 people have died in Iran after drinking neat alcohol to 'cure' coronavirus

Iran's judicial spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaili revealed the new figures Tuesday as he vowed to punish the 'criminals' responsible for peddling the fake coronavirus 'cure'.




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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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Mother plied son, 15, with liquid morphine and prescription drugs before he died, inquest hears 

Holly Strawbridge, 34, of Salcombe, Devon, gave a cocktail of drugs and booze to her son Tyler Peck at their family home, causing him to overdose, an inquest found. She is currently serving ten years.




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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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Married At First Sight: Jo McPharlin promotes shapewear after staggering weight loss 

Married At First Sight's Jo McPharlin showcased her staggering weight loss as she promoted Jules Robinson's new shapewear brand Figur on Saturday. 




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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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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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'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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Lauren Goodger downs a glass of Prosecco on Instagram... despite vowing to quit drinking alcohol

Lauren Goodger was filmed downing Prosecco on Instagram on Monday, one month after vowing to give up drinking alcohol.




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Martha Stewart admits she was drunk while posting nonsensical Instagram comment

Martha Stewart left an apparently alcohol-fueled nonsensical comment on an Instagram post on Saturday.




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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.