Shops and pubs in parts of Plymouth may be asked to stop selling cheap super-strength alcohol, a police chief said.

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Shops across Norfolk could be asked to ban sales of cheap super-strength alcohol as local police look to replicate a scheme in Suffolk.

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Ch Insp Andrew Mason, of Suffolk Police, said it has been important to tackle the issue as one can of super-strength beer can put drinkers over the recommended daily allowance.

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The East of England Co-op, which had all of its 53 Suffolk stores involved in the scheme at the start, said it would now stop selling super-strength drink in its 135 stores across the region.

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