The Gambling Commisssion is unlikely to be fully effective in regulating a challenging and fast-changing industry within the current system, says the National Audit Office.
Countries with such high levels of inequality as the UK have higher levels of ill health, obesity, drug and alcohol addiction and lower levels of trust and educational attainment, says the Equality Trust.
A new taskforce to tackle the rising number of drug deaths in Scotland is to be chaired by Professor Catriona Matheson from the University of Stirling.
West Midlands Police and Crime Commissioner David Jamieson has announced a set of proposals to tackle the cost of drugs to public services, reduce drug related crime and the shocking number of deaths in the region.
The Church of Scotland has welcomed a UK Supreme Court decision that will allow the Scottish Government to press on with plans to introduce a minimum unit price for alcohol.
Churches and faith-based organisations have welcomed the Government’s consultation on changes to gaming machines, but warned that the range of options presented for a maximum stake for fixed-odd betting terminals is too wide.
Tribal children in the African rainforests have been paid in glue to sniff, and alcohol, in return for menial work, a new report from Survival International report has revealed.