'Booze brands in 'price-fix' rap'

Major booze brands are at the centre of an investigation into alleged supermarket price-fixing, The Sun can reveal. Carlsberg, London Pride and Bulmers Cider and Harvey's Bristol Cream all feature on a hit-list being probed by the Office of Fair Trading - The Sun​

Exports of Scotch whisky reached record highs last year, earning £90 a second, according to latest industry figures. The Scotch Whisky Association said yesterday that the value and the volume of exports reached historic highs in 2007 with the value of shipments increasing by 14 per cent to £2.8bn- The Guardian​

A real ale revival has helped pubs chain JD Wetherspoon offset tough trading conditions and rising costs. Sales got off to a slow start in February but picked up in March and in April it sold 2.5million pints of real ales at its beer festival, seven per cent up on last year- The Daily Express​

Scotland faces "social meltdown" as a new generation develops severe drink problems. The warning came after a report revealed children as young as eight have been treated for alcohol-related health problems - The Daily Express​

The worst of the credit crisis may now be over and markets could soon be on the road to recovery, the Bank of England believes - The Telegraph​

Just six underage drinkers were taken to court for buying or consuming alcohol in 2006 — making a mockery of crackdown claims - The Sun​

Younger women are putting themselves at risk of heart disease by drinking, smoking and overeating, say experts. Deaths from coronary heart disease are dropping in all groups except in women aged under 50, according to researchers at Oxford and Liverpool universities - The Telegraph​

Families have suffered an 11.5 per cent rise in the cost of living over the past year, the Daily Express can reveal today- The Daily Express​