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2026
Spirits volumes down 15.3% since 2023 as trade body asks Chancellor to cut duty at October Budget
The Wine and Spirit Trade Association has written to Chancellor John Healey ahead of the Autumn Budget on 28 October, arguing that three years of rising alcohol duty have cut spirits volumes by 15....
2026
Alcohol Change UK takes over Sober October with a £30,000 target as Macmillan steps away
Sober October has a new charity partner for 2026. Alcohol Change UK, the charity behind Dry January, has replaced Macmillan Cancer Support and is targeting £30,000, around a quarter of what its Jan...
2026
Oktoberfest opens in Munich on Saturday with beer at an average of €15.61 a litre
The 191st Oktoberfest opens on 19 September with more than 6.5 million visitors expected and a one litre Maß averaging €15.61, up 2.38 per cent on last year, according to City of Munich figures. Wh...
2026
UK alcohol duty receipts fall to £12.4bn as spirits drop for the first time since the 2023 reform
HMRC's Alcohol Bulletin shows the Treasury collected £12,435 million in alcohol duty in the 2025 to 2026 financial year, £180 million less than the year before, with spirits receipts falling for th...
2026
Nearly Two Thirds of British Cocktail Drinkers Want Lower Strength Serves, NIQ Report Finds
Nearly two thirds of British cocktail drinkers want more low or medium strength options when they go out, rising to 73 per cent of 18 to 34 year olds, according to NielsenIQ's Mixed Drinks Report p...
Alcohol Health Alliance
Just 6.7% of UK Alcohol Labels Carry a Health Warning, Biggest Audit of Its Kind Finds
The biggest audit of UK alcohol packaging ever carried out found that only 6.7 per cent of more than 530 products displayed any health warning, and just 1.3 per cent mentioned cancer, as the Govern...