No evidence that drinking alcohol after a Covid vaccine interferes with how it works, UK regulator says The MHRA says there is no evidence alcohol lowers the body’s response to jabs Drinkaware had previously suggested people abstain from booze for two weeks NHS patient literature and advice from manufacturers does not mention alcohol By Joe … Read more
Your Apple Watch may tell you when you’ve had too much to drink or if your blood sugar is too high. In recent SCC filings, UK medical tech company Rockley Photonics listed Apple as its ‘largest customer,’ which could add its non-invasive sensors to the devices to measure a number of markers in the blood. … Read more
Alcohol became a coping mechanism for many Britons during the pandemic, and it seems that many of us are still enjoying those extra tipples as restrictions ease. Research from life insurance company Reassured found UK drinkers consumed an average of 14 units of alcohol per week during the third lockdown, an increase of 5 units … Read more
Holly Willoughby discussed her husband Daniel Baldwin’s amusing wine prank on Thursday, to trick her friends into thinking she has been drinking all day. Speaking on This Morning to Chris and Rosie Ramsey, the TV presenter, 40, revealed her husband, 45, passes her a glass of wine during all of her Zoom calls – regardless … Read more
A woman who was force fed bootleg alcohol and repeatedly raped by her scientist father from the age of 11 has told of her childhood from hell in a devastating new book. On the face of it, Kim Chown, now 56, from Darlington, County Durham, was the daughter of a respectable scientist and university lecturer … Read more
Why you should NOT toast your vaccination: Expert warns that heavy drinking before or after you get your Covid shot could suppress your immune system and weaken the effects Past research has shown heavy drinking can alter the number of microbes in the gut and can prevent immune system cells from reaching a site of … Read more
Scarlett Moffatt has revealed her luxurious champagne ‘cellar’ – complete with hundreds of pounds worth of alcohol – at her newly renovated ‘dream’ home in County Durham. The Gogglebox sensation, 30, filmed the champagne room underneath her stairs on Monday which featured stylish draws, geometric champagne racks and shelving. Her alcohol storage facility boasted three bottles … Read more
Cheers! Supermarket sales of bubbly soar by 50% in a month as lockdown-weary Britons start celebrating and meeting friends again Figures released today reveal demand for fizz shot up in four weeks to April 18 Comes as pubs and restaurants happily reported a ‘robust’ return to trading Like-for-like sales were down just 24% on equivalent … Read more
Craft brewers are set to bring back 1970s favourite shandy post-pandemic to fuel the thirst for no or low alcohol beer as growing numbers of young people go teetotal. Beer start-ups who are turning their hand to making so-called ‘nolo’ beverages are now giving shandy a fresh spin as demand for craft versions of the drink … Read more
Bride is slammed for her ‘ridiculous’ list of 11 strict RULES for wedding guests – but others say they are both ‘fair’ and ‘necessary’ A bride has been slammed for her list of 11 strict rules for her wedding day The ‘bridezilla’, thought to be from the US, shared wedding rules on social media Her rules … Read more