Speed, alcohol and driver fatigue all appear to have been contributing factors in a crash on SH1 at Horotiu, north of Hamilton, today that has left two young men fighting for their lives.

Police have told parents to keep track of their children after finding a girl, 14, having allegedly drug-fuelled sex near a beach overnight.

Former All Blacks star Doug Howlett was arrested by Irish police on suspicion of being drunk and disorderly at his Christmas party night out with his Munster teammates.

A field hospital has been set up in the heart of London's financial district to treat blind-drunk corporate revellers.

The Herald on Sunday's Two Drinks Max campaign, championing a lowering of the drink-drive limits and moderation from drivers, doesn't have universal backing. Rachael Ford from the Candor Trust explains her organisation's views.

An alcohol-fuelled Auckland road crash early this morning has left a teenage girl dead and three in shock.

A boy, 14, had to be restrained with handcuffs after he was caught allegedly drink driving.

An injured man broke a police officer's nose as the officer tried to help restrain him in an ambulance.

Among the many terrible and tragic headlines appearing in the newspapers of late, one that is not only terrible and tragic but also potentially rather disturbing leapt out at me: "Call for alcohol ban after Xmas concert ends in violence."