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Government alcohol shops call

SCOTLAND should follow Canada and New Zealand and only let Government-run stores sell alcohol, MSPs were told.

Dr Peter Rice, chairman of the Royal College of Psychiatrists in Scotland, said it would be "desirable" to remove drinks sales from supermarkets to specially controlled retail outlets.

The addictions expert also urged a minimum price per unit of 60p, far higher than the illustrative 45p used so far by Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon.