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Report backs minimum drink prices

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Scottish government plans to introduce minimum pricing for alcohol have won the backing of an academic report.

Researchers at Sheffield University suggest a price as low as 40p per unit could save hundreds of lives per year, cut crime and improve quality of life.

Colin Blane reports.

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