Alcohol

Britain still best in world for lager, gravy consumption

BRITAIN is still the best country in the world for consuming lager and gravy, with the average adult putting away eight pints of each per week.

Mates stage intervention for friend who quit drinking

A MAN who has given up drinking has been confronted with the risks and ramifications of his decision in a dramatic intervention by his friends.

'Hilarious' chalkboard outside pub has no effect on man's decision to get pissed

A MAN’s decision to get wasted in a pub was in no way influenced by a witty chalkboard message inviting him to come inside.

Man who says he's not drinking tonight lasts exactly seven minutes

A MAN who confidently told friends he was sticking to soft drinks caved after a pathetically short period of time.

Man with booze on display thinks he is cool

A MAN who has lined up some bottles of spirits in his kitchen thinks he is like a famous debauched singer from the 50s.

How to survive the beer shortage

THIS week the UK faced the ultimate nightmare scenario - a beer shortage. So how can you survive without the precious, life-giving alcohol drink? Read our guide.

Are you a posh person getting pissed?

PEOPLE get drunk every day, but some of them are posh and so their piss-up sessions are thrilling, aspirational and news. But are you one of them?

Is this a hangover or have you actually died and gone to hell?

YOU drank too much last night. That goes without saying. But was that the sun coming up you remember, or was that radiance the eternal inferno of the underworld? Take our test to find out…

Why I would rather a man who was blackout drunk flew my plane than a woman

LIKE every passenger on that plane, I would rather be flown by a male pilot so drunk he was slurring obscenities and punching out at thin air than by a woman.

Prosecco and Frosty Jack drinkers in park holding each other in equal contempt

A GROUP of Prosecco drinkers and a group of Frosty Jack drinkers have deeply resented each others' presence in a public park.