Money-grabbing retailers are destroying public health by using deplorable tactics to entice shoppers to buy ever-increasing amounts of alcohol, according to the UK’s chief medical officer. Dame Sally Davies used her annual report to lay into the off-trade for “irresponsible” retailing, attack suppliers for marketing alcohol during football matches and push for a new investigation into minimum unit pricing. She said: “I deplore the…

Researchers urged the Government to ban alcohol firms from sponsoring football matches after finding armchair fans are bombarded by more than 100 images of beer, wine and spirits every hour. The study was conducted by Newcastle University in conjunction with the NHS, and the team analysed six matches spread over 18 hours and 21 minutes on the BBC, ITV and Sky. In that time there…