Jagger's son first man in London to be allowed to smoke legally in a pub

Liberal Democrat figures showing the 58 per cent rise in drink or drugs-driving convictions for women between 1995 and 2004 suggest that government anti-drink-driving campaigns targeting men are having little effect on women drivers and should include similar initiatives that appeal directly to them - The Times​

Scottish & Newcastle, the brewer, was up 1½p at 599½p as rumours that it had held informal talks with Carlsberg began to surface. - The Times​

A pint of Guinness gives you about 1mg of iron. Men need 9mg a day and women 15mg daily and so it is not a brilliant source - The Times​

Jacqui Smith, home secretary, has unveiled "anti-social behaviour contracts" and a crackdown on sale of alcohol to under-18s, the latest in a series of government initiatives to tackle social disorder - Financial Times​

Bar staff and female office juniors are nearly twice as likely to die from alcohol-related problems as people in the general population, figures out yesterday showed - The Guardian​

Mick Jagger's son has become the first man in London to be allowed to smoke legally in a pub. James Jagger, 21, has been given a special licence to light up when he appears in a play at the King's Head theatre in Islington - Daily Mail​

While whisky and beer may be strictly taboo for drivers, alcohol could soon be fuelling their cars and protecting the environment at the same time. Scientists at the University of Abertay's School of Contemporary Sciences, have been awarded a cash grant to find a way of turning by-products from distilling and brewing into bio-fuel - Daily Express​

A community stalwart who fought against the alcohol-fuelled anti-social behaviour in her neighbourhood has welcomed doctors' calls for higher taxes on booze. Michelle Thomas, 37, of Kerrigan Close, Fairwater, Cardiff, earned a Government Respect award for her efforts to collect evidence against the yobs terrorising her neighbourhood - Western Mail and Echo​