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Move to ban loyalty points on drink buys

Supermarkets should be prevented by law from awarding loyalty points for purchases of alcohol, the professional body for Scotland’s doctors has claimed.

The British Medical Association in Scotland said the big grocery retail chains should not reward customers who take advantage of cut-price offers and bulk-buy alcohol, because of the need to send the right message on drinking behaviour.