Scotland will become the first country in the world to introduce minimum unit pricing for alcohol.
Supreme Court justices gave their backing to the controversial measure in what ministers in Edinburgh hailed as an "historic and far-reaching judgment".
Seven justices at the UK's highest court dismissed a legal challenge that had been brought against minimum unit pricing by the Scotch Whisky Association (SWA).
The decision clears the way for the Scottish Government to bring in the policy more than five years after MSPs passed legislation for it
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: "Absolutely delighted that minimum pricing has been upheld by the Supreme Court.
"This has been a long road - and no doubt the policy will continue to have its critics - but it is a bold and necessary move to improve public health."
Source: The Irish Examiner, 15/11/17
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