EU to vote on calorie content labels for alcohol bottles

80 per cent of people in the UK either don't know or underestimate how many calories there are in wine and beer

Alcohol lines the shelves of an Off-License in Brixton
(Image credit: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Members of the European Parliament are today voting on whether calorie labels should be placed on all alcoholic drinks.

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