Drinks industry bosses have pledged to take their fight to stop the introduction of minimum unit pricing for alcohol in Scotland to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) after their legal challenge was dismissed by a court.

Alcohol consumption has dropped in Canada by between 3%-8% after minimum prices were introduced, a leading expert has said.

A BREWER has created a super-strength ale which costs £500 (€600) a bottle and will be sold inside dead stuffed animals.