Finland’s Speaker of Parliament has denounced MPs drinking on the job in the wake of several alcohol-related scandals.
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Parliament speaker calls for an end to boozing MPs
Posted on 19 March 2012.
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Three more controversial alcohol sale cases for Iceland state monopoly
Posted on 26 February 2012.
Following last week’s mudslinging over the banning of Motörhead wine, Iceland’s state alcohol monopoly has been in the headlines again for making controversial decisions — not once, not twice, but three times.
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‘Drunkoreoxia’ on the rise in Sweden
Posted on 21 February 2012.
Young Swedes are increasingly starving themselves by day so they can binge drink by night, in a phenomenon dubbed “drunkorexia”, experts say.
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Police struggle to stop teenage dial-a-drink service
Posted on 18 February 2012.
Stockholm police have admitted they are making little progress in quelling the phenomenon known as “vodka-mobile”, which sees teens ordering alcohol deliveries via text message.
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Mother ‘gave beer and cigarettes to toddler’
Posted on 13 February 2012.
A Swedish mother has been charged with child abuse after films emerged of her apparently forcing beer and cigarettes on her three year-old son.
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Iceland loves Christmas beer, risks running out already
Posted on 22 December 2011.
The Icelandic love of specially-made Christmas beers knows no bounds this year…that is until all of it has been sold.
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Police suicide after drink drive arrest
Posted on 18 November 2011.
A Danish policeman committed suicide in his patrol car last week shortly after being arrested for drunk driving.
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Two pints of lager and a blood pressure test
Posted on 15 November 2011.
Barflies in Helsinki are benefiting from a little extra customer care, as the city’s health services descend into uncharted territory.
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