'Spirits not measuring up in Scotland'

Almost half the measures of spirits being sold in pubs, restaurants and hotels in Scotland are short, an investigation by trading standards officers has found. Officers found that 46 per cent of drinks such as whisky, gin, rum or vodka contained less than the stated amount - The Herald​

On November 11 Kent licensee Colm Powell, who has been staging a protest at being evicted in a coffin, will open his pub the Punch & Judy, at 8.30am so his friends can congregate to see him off. He has hired a horse-drawn hearse to take him to his second pub, the Ivy House, a 500-year-old listed building, so he can be formally evicted by landlord Enterprise Inns - The Guardian​

Gordon Brown yesterday demanded fatcat energy firms start cutting gas and electricity bills. The Prime Minister warned them he would step in if they failed to pass on fuel price falls to hard-up customers - The Mirror​

A landlady struggling to sell the lease to her pub has decided to give it away for free - but still no-one will take it. Lynda Lowe, 64, and her partner took over the Cross Keys in Ockbrook three years ago. But now, due to failing health, she is trying to sell the lease and, despite offering it for no money at all she still can't find a buyer - Derby Evening Telegraph​

Tony Hadley, the former Spandau Ballet frontman, is backing the expansion of Red Rat Craft Brewery, a Suffolk microbrewer known for its special regimental beers for the Army, which raises thousands for charity - The Times​