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Dry January

Created by Alcohol Change UK, Dry January challenges participants to go the entire month without drinking any alcoholic beverages. Here, you'll find top advice, helpful explainers, and inspirational stories on staying sober in January.

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Rob Buckhaven drinking in a bar with a friend, and the Drink Up logo

Drink menus are quietly ‘changing’ in restaurants and bars across the UK

Channel: Food Food January 24, 2026 By Robertson Buckhaven
Kylie Minogue and Elton John on a purple background with the Drink Up logo

Elton John just launched new £10 non-alcoholic 'wine' to rival Kylie Minogue's

Channel: Food Food January 17, 2026 By Robertson Buckhaven
Inside A JD Wetherspoon Plc Pub, picture of the bar

Wetherspoon's huge January sale has pints from just 99p at over 600 UK pubs

Channel: Food Food January 10, 2026 By Courtney Pochin
Inside A JD Wetherspoon Plc Pub, picture of the bar

Wetherspoons launches huge sale at 600 pubs with pints from just 99p

Channel: Food Food January 10, 2026 By Courtney Pochin
Dr Richard Piper holds a medal after running a race

My family thought my new job was hilarious - and that exposed a sad truth

Channel: Health Health January 29, 2025 By Dr Richard Piper
A blue bubbly background with images of drinks on top, including a tinned cocktail, a cocktail in a glass and bottle of wine.

I'm a drinks writer and these booze trends should die in 2025

Channel: Food Food January 18, 2025 By Robertson Buckhaven
Pink drink with lemon

The 'first and last' rule will change the way you drink alcohol

Channel: Food Food January 8, 2025 By Robertson Buckhaven
Play Video Walkers crisps in the supermarket

Walkers just made bizarre change to crisp packets for very first time

Channel: Food Food January 3, 2025 By Courtney Pochin
Trying Dry January? Shoppers say these magnesium drinks make you feel amazing without alcohol (and they’re on sale) (Picture: TRIP)

Ace Dry January! Shoppers say these magnesium drinks make you feel amazing

Channel: Health Health January 4, 2025 By Lydia Wheatley
New £20 notes and champagne cork.

Dry January calculator predicts how much you could save if you give up alcohol for a month

Channel: Money Money January 9, 2025 By Alice Giddings
Pouring away wine in an act of giving up alcohol

This is what happens to your body week by week when you give up booze

Channel: Health Health January 3, 2025 By Ellen Scott
BAHRAIN, BAHRAIN - MARCH 2: Jeremy Clarkson on the grid during the F1 Grand Prix of Bahrain at Bahrain International Circuit on March 2, 2024 in Bahrain, Bahrain. (Photo by Qian Jun/MB Media/Getty Images)

Jeremy Clarkson sparks complaints with £85 January advent calendar

Channel: TV TV December 28, 2024 By Emily Bashforth
Olivia Foster

I was spending £400 a month on alcohol. I gave it up and saved £11,000

Channel: Money Money February 1, 2024 By Olivia Foster

Forget Dry January, I'm giving up booze for a whole year

Channel: Health Health January 31, 2024 By Rebecca Collins
My drinking was like ?Russian roulette? until my five-year-old daughter changed my mind

My drinking was like ‘Russian roulette’ until my daughter changed my mind

Channel: Lifestyle Lifestyle January 22, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson

The Metro daily cartoon by Guy Venables

Channel: Cartoons Cartoons January 3, 2024 By Guy Venables
Spilled red wine

Dry January week-by-week benefits revealed as 175,000 Brits ditch booze

Channel: Health Health December 31, 2024 By Ellen Scott
'I didn't get the chance to say goodbye to my father because I was drunk'

'I didn't get the chance to say goodbye to my father because I was drunk'

Channel: Health Health January 1, 2024 By Kirsten Robertson
Cocktail party. Bright fruity and citrus alcoholic drinks with gin, vodka, vermouth and juice. Beige background, hard light, shadow pattern. Banner

Dry January calculator predicts how much money you'll save if you go sober for a month

Channel: Money Money January 1, 2025 By Alice Giddings
Smiling woman enjoying cocktail with male friend at bar

Beyond Dry January: Low-alcohol tips and recipes to make your new 'damp' lifestyle stick

Channel: Food Food February 3, 2023 By Aidan Milan