Inside the Fire and Lightbox nightclub in Vauxhall, South London, a bass-heavy track thunders from the speakers. Strobe lights pulsate above the heads of a sweaty, dancing crowd, bedecked in glitter ...

Alcohol is a special sort of drug, not only because it is legal in most of the world. We've been chasing its high, despite the harm and addiction it causes us, for 10 million years at least. Our ape ...

Offices have been warned by multiple researchers that the alcohol so common at workplace events – such as the annual Christmas party – has consistently led to dangerous consequences for its employees.