Marks & Spencer joins the hard seltzer trend by launching 75 calories alcoholic sparkling water

Marks & Spencer has delighted fans by launching their own brand of hard seltzers. Famed for their canned cocktail range, affectionately known as ‘tinnies’,  the upmarket British retailer has launched three flavours of alcoholic sparkling water, which has taken the US by storm in recent years.        Last summer, famed brand White Claw, who account for more … Read more

Recovering alcoholic Fiona O’Loughlin reveals why she’ll NEVER relapse

Recovering alcoholic Fiona O’Loughlin reveals why being a comedian on tour means she’ll NEVER relapse on booze By Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 03:11 GMT, 28 January 2021 | Updated: 03:11 GMT, 28 January 2021 Comedian Fiona O’Loughlin has spoken candidly about her struggles with alcohol addiction in the past. And on Thursday, the … Read more

Coca-Cola launches new fruit-flavoured ‘alcoholic water’ in UK which is ‘stronger than beer’

Coca-Cola launches new fruit-flavoured ‘alcoholic water’ in UK which experts claim has ‘reinvented alcopops’ and is ‘stronger than an average beer’ Coca-Cola are launching ‘alcoholic water’ Topo Chico in Britain this month  It contains 4.7 per cent alcohol by volume – slightly higher than an average beer Health experts are concerned it is a disingenuous attempt … Read more

Melbourne teenager Isabella Gerace shares clever trick for turning grapes into alcoholic treats

‘This is the best idea ever’: Teenager’s clever trick for turning grapes into vodka-filled party treats is shared by THOUSANDS A teenager has discovered how to turn grapes into sugary, alcoholic snacks In a TikTok video shared Sunday, Isabella Gerace injects vodka into a grape  She dips fruit in sugar syrup, then leaves it to … Read more

Alastair Campbell says he blames HIMSELF for his son becoming an alcoholic

Alastair Campbell has said he blame himself for his son’s alcoholism as he tells of his agony at shutting his drunk 21-year-old child out of the family home.  Tony Blair’s former spin doctor says turning his son Calum, the middle of three children he has with partner Fiona, away was the hardest decision of his … Read more

Man goes from social drinker to alcoholic during lockdown

Father who was a social drinker before the pandemic admits he became an alcoholic while living alone during lockdown and hit the bottle early in the morning to ease withdrawal symptoms Chris McLonet, who is in his late 40s, said he was fit and healthy before Covid-19 Had always been a ‘social drinker’ and didn’t … Read more

Alcoholic in-laws could be to blame for developing alcohol issues

Alcoholic in-laws may be to blame for a person developing their own issues with booze, a new study claims.  US researchers examined marital information on more than 300,000 couples from Swedish national data to investigate ‘rearing-environment effects’ for alcohol use disorder (AUD).   It found that even if a spouse isn’t an alcoholic themselves, their exposure … Read more

Alcoholic who poisoned her ex via Bluetooth is jailed for abandoning two children to go clubbing

Laura Hopkin, 35, was jailed for 14 months at Stoke-on-Trent Crown Court after she left two children at home to go for a booze-fuelled night out at Pink club in Hanley, Staffordshire A ‘self-centred’ alcoholic has been jailed after left two children home alone to go on a booze-fuelled night out clubbing. Laura Hopkin, 35, … Read more

For recovering alcoholic Tanya Gold, stripped of AA during lockdown, it was a battle to stay sober 

Aged 46, I am happily married with a beautiful son. He is seven. I learnt I was pregnant on my honeymoon. I am more fortunate than I ever thought I would be; more fortunate than I deserve. I spent lockdown in the farmhouse in west Cornwall I bought with my husband, Andrew, three years ago. … Read more

Alcoholic mom reveals her husband divorced her over her drinking

A woman has revealed how she overcame her addiction to alcohol and turned her life around, winning her husband back and reuniting her family once again. Seija Nelson, 38, told Jam Press that she believes her own addiction to binge drinking is linked to her father’s addiction to alcohol, noting that she has a ‘genetic … Read more