Alcohol

sexually assaulting a child after plying them with alcohol

I was 14 when he plied me with alcohol and forced me to have sex

Baileys Easter Egg and Original Truffles Food Review.

Is this Bailey's chocolate egg packed with truffles the UK's fanciest?

Beer: Heineken to lower alcohol strength of popular beer for ‘balanced lifestyle’

Heineken reduces alcohol content of popular beer

'Brazen' shoplifter hides stolen goods in a pushchair

CCTV: Brazen shoplifter crams pushchair with stolen goods in Poundland

Over 14,000 under 17-year-olds sought treatment for addiction between 2023/2024

Ad Feature UK teen drug and alcohol addiction is a "growing crisis", experts warn

Thieves who stole £30k of champagne from supermarkets face deportation

Champagne theft gang stole £30k of fizz in just 62 supermarket trips

Galentine’s Day Drinks: The perfect night in with the girls including champagne, cocktails and non alcoholic

Galentine’s Day drinks with the girls

Methanol poisoning can cause serious symptoms or even be fatal.

Methanol poisoning: The health risks and symptoms to look out for

A suspected drink-driver was arrested after travelling the wrong way down Queen Street in Blackpool

Suspected drink-driver arrested after travelling wrong way down road

The inquest into the death of Anthony Murray, aged 33, took place at Preston Coroner's Court on Thursday.

Family of Preston man who died of a drugs overdose aged 33 get answers

Lancashire Police arrested 331 people for drink or drug driving related offences in December 2024, a 24% increase compared to 2023

Lancs Police arrest record number of drink and drug drivers over Xmas

Danny Dyer is working to launch the Pack Our Pubs initiative

Former Eastenders actor Danny Dyer lends support to struggling pubs

(Photos: Pexels/LinkedIn)

I'm a business expert - go vegan and give up coffee to save cash

Ryan Wellings, 30, is accused of the manslaughter of Kiena Dawes

Tragic young mother’s relationship ‘recipe for disaster’, court told

Darwen town centre

On the spot £100 fines for these behaviours in this town centre

Rossendale Food & Booze

Shop that sold alcohol and a knife to children has its licence revoked
A shop linked to town centre trouble and a 14-year-old girl becoming semi-conscious from vodka has had its licence revoked.
Catherine Musgrove

‘I tried the viral “Chicken Wine” La Vieille Ferme - and it is now my favourite summer tipple’ (Photo: Adobe Stock / Holly Allton)

I tried the viral 'Chicken Wine' - and it's worth the hype

Officers want to speak to this man after bottles of alcohol were stolen from a hotel in Morecambe

Man wanted after burglar targets hotel days before Christmas

Party revelling Brits warned to avoid the roads this Christmas

The knitted jumper design comes after research revealed that 1 in 4 winter drownings involve alcohol

Tom Daley releases knitted jumper with crucial message

These vitamins could be the key to dodging illnesses this winter

The best Vitamin D supplement to take this winter - a doctor explains

Alcohol and vapes were sold to a teenage girl as police conducted test purchases across Preston

Alcohol and vapes sold to underage teenager during test purchases

Goslings Black Seal Rum from Bermuda

Special rum Black Friday deals that bring taste of Caribbean alive

Man, 44, died after falling down steep steps taking the rubbish out

Man, 44, died after falling down steep steps taking the rubbish out

8 things you soon won't be able to do in Preston city centre

Lancashire Police seized all alcohol from a store in Preston

Cops seize all of store's alcohol - here's why

Coroner's Court

Coroner probes death of former Royal Marine found dead on his sofa
A Lancashire coroner has probed the death of a former Royal Marine found dead on the sofa at his flat.
Vanessa Sims

We've been meeting at this pub every Thursday for the last 56 years

Three brandy glasses during Ararat factory tour

I tried brandy in Armenia - and it has made me a convert

Public divided over Tom Holland's new non-alcoholic beer

Craig Hodgson raped and indecently assaulted a teenage girl after "plying her with alcohol"

Paedophile raped 13-year-old girl after 'plying her with alcohol'

A dental expert gives their tips on maintaining a healthy mouth

Harley Street dentist reveals 12 rules in his own cleaning regime

Heartstopping footage shows a drunk BMW driver speeding away from a pub - moments before he killed his teenage friend in a horror crash.

Distressing video: Teen impaled by fence in drink-drive horror crash

A poll of 2,000 motorists found a whopping 86 per cent have been in control of a vehicle while tired at some point

Millions of drivers admit getting behind the wheel when tired

How to make the perfect Sex on the Beach cocktail at home (Photo: Holly Allton)

A step-by-step guide to making a Sex on the Beach cocktail from home

We made mocktails using the SodaStream Art and it was so much fun!

SodaStream Art brought back happy memories of my 80s childhood

These are the five things you should never do on a plane. (Photo: Jeffry Surianto/Pexels)

The 5 things you should avoid doing on a plane

A convenience store in Preston had its licence revoked after selling alcohol and a craft knife to children

Store has licence revoked after selling booze and knife to children

'I’m sober-curious and have never been drunk - not even at my wedding!' (Photo: Pixabay/Pexels)

Sober curious movement: ‘I’m sober curious and have never been drunk'

CCTV of the crash caused by Joe-Lewis Tyler, 34, which killed Leo Painter (6) and two women when he ploughed into their taxi.

'Death wish' BMW driver hits taxi in Jagerbomb-fuelled horror crash

Drink driver Simon Wright, 43, crashed his Audi convertible in a head-on collision

Drunk-driver's head-on collision in Audi convertible caught on dashcam

Brits are tempted to break their summer health goals, and here's why

'Cowardly' driver left friends to die in crash

"I'm gunna die": Chilling Snapchat video before fatal 100mph crash

Altamura Vodka that has now launched in the UK

Italian vodka praised for 'no gimmicks' reminded me of Russian secret

Watch: I killed him - Audio of 999 call from woman who murdered friend

Shoplifter headbutts security guard

Caught on CCTV: Booze thief headbutts security guard in store

The B&B in Cocker Street is one of the cheapest hotels in Blackpool but it does face some problems

I run best rated cheapest hotel in Blackpool - but the job is tricky

A burglar was caught driving a stolen car - more than FOUR TIMES over the legal drink limit.

Watch moment drink-driver captured by police four times over the limit

Hoptons, Chapel Lane, Longton

166 people write in over bar plans - here's what's happening

Brandon Miles May wears sunscreen daily, covers up his skin when he goes outside and has never touched a drop of alcohol in his life.

I'm 35 but I look like a teen...these are my anti-aging secrets

Single dad Daniel Hardcastle from Blackpool is accused of killing his toddler son and has admitted in court he was responsible for a bite mark on the boy’s thigh.

Dad accused of murdering two-year-old son admits biting his thigh

A man who was found sleeping in a car in Preston was more than four times over the drink-drive limit

Driver caught more than four times over the drink-drive limit

Preston Crown Court. Photo: Kelvin Lister-Stuttard

Ex-solider in drug-fuelled 90mph chase through Preston

A teenager was arrested for drink-driving after being stopped on the M6

Teenage girl caught more than double the drink-drive limit on M6

Blackpool’s new £65m multiversity has sparked ongoing discussions about the future of the resort’s massage parlours in Cookson Street

It’s not ideal to have massage parlours close to new £65m Multiversity