Instagram influencers ask bars and restaurants for freebies amid coronavirus

Instagram influencers have been slammed for trying to score free food and alcohol from businesses struggling through the coronavirus pandemic. British-Australian actor Harry Cook was outed online after asking wine company P & V Wine + Liquor Merchants for free alcohol in exchange for social media promotion. Restaurant critic John Lethlean exposed the 28-year-old’s direct … Read more

Ride-hailing apps lead to more crashes involving motorists and pedestrians

Ride-hailing apps like Uber and Lyft cause a spike in the number of crashes between cars and pedestrians at over-crowded pick-up locations Cities with ride-hailing apps see a decline in number of alcohol-related cases  But overall number of collisions has remained roughly the same, scientists say  Study revealed a spike in motorist-pedestrian collisions at pick-up locations   By … Read more

No more corked wine! Secret method ‘guarantees all bottles’ will NOT spoil

The end of corked wine? Secret method being developed by world’s biggest cork-maker eliminates the chemical compound that causes wine to spoil and stink of wet dog Chemical compound TCA destroys wine’s taste and makes it smell of wet dog   Made when fungi in cork react with chemicals from winery cleaning products World’s biggest cork maker … Read more

Married At First Sight: Jo McPharlin denies weight loss surgery as she’s branded ‘too skinny’

Married At First Sight’s Jo McPharlin denies having weight loss surgery after trolls called her ‘too skinny’ – as she reveals how she lost her final 20kg By Joshua Fox For Daily Mail Australia Published: 00:21 BST, 6 April 2020 | Updated: 00:38 BST, 6 April 2020 Married At First Sight‘s Jo McPharlin denied having … Read more

Noel Gallagher admits he has stockpiled on alcohol amid coronavirus lockdown

Noel Gallagher has ignored orders not to panic buy as he admitted he has stockpiled on alcohol to help him through Britain’s ongoing coronavirus lockdown.  While people have been encouraged not to stockpile items like food and toilet paper to ensure there is enough for everyone, Noel, 52, admitted he has been susceptible to panic … Read more

Fewer died from alcohol poisoning in Russia after warm winter saw drinkers ditch vodka for WINE 

Fewer people died from alcohol poisoning in Russia after warm winter saw drinkers ditch vodka for wine Just over 600 people died from alcohol poisoning in January, a 37 per cent fall Direct correlation between temperature increase and decline in drinking spirits There was a slight decline in vodka sales between 2019 and 2018 The most … Read more

X Factor’s Lucy Spraggan displays her INCREDIBLE abs in topless snap

X Factor’s Lucy Spraggan displays her INCREDIBLE abs in topless snap as she celebrates eight months of sobriety after dropping three dress sizes By Rianne Addo For Mailonline Published: 19:42 BST, 29 March 2020 | Updated: 19:42 BST, 29 March 2020 Lucy Spraggan showcased her impressive six-pack in a topless photo shared to her Instagram … Read more

False belief that drinking methanol protects from coronavirus kills 300 people in Iran

Standing over the still body of an intubated 5-year-old boy wearing nothing but a plastic diaper, an Iranian health care worker in a hazmat suit and mask begged the public for just one thing: Stop drinking industrial alcohol over fears about the new coronavirus. The boy, now blind after his parents gave him toxic methanol … Read more

Alcohol replaces toilet paper as the number one must-have for panic-buyers

Alcohol aisles are now being stripped bare by panic buyers after Boris Johnson closed pubs and restaurants in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus.  Boozy tipples have replaced toilet paper as the number one must-have product for customers who are continuing to go on frenzied shopping sprees despite warnings from the government to … Read more