Supermarket shoppers buying alcohol could be forced to do a 'walk of shame' to a special alcohol-only checkout counter under new plans being considered by the Government. The scheme, which would bring alcohol sales into line with those of cigarettes, is part of the Government's campaign to tackle binge-drinking - The Daily Telegraph
Eight students have been arrested after a mass pub crawl saw over 1,700 youngsters visit bars in Swansea. Police said they were held for alcohol and anti-social behaviour offences during the annual event known as "Carnage" on Sunday night. Similar pub crawls are held in other UK university cities - BBC News
A beer from the Isle of Arran Brewery has been named Scotland's best bottled real ale in a CAMRA Real Ale Festival competition. The brew, Milestone, will now go into the finals for the best beer in Britain - The Scotsman
Punch Taverns, which recently parted company with Andrew Knight, head of its managed pub division, announced that Deborah Kemp, head of the tenanted pub business, would be leaving after 25 years with the company. She will be replaced by Roger Whiteside, a former chief executive of Thresher Group and joint managing director of Ocado - The Times
Local authorities should consider paying pubs, shops and cafés to allow public access to their facilities, the Communities and Local Government Committee says in a report published today on making public conveniences more convenient - The Times
A 24-year-old female bartender in Mississippi has been charged with providing lewd entertainment after apparently working in the buff. Police arrested the woman last Friday at the Pub Room after someone called to complain. Authorities said the woman had managed to put on a shirt before officers arrived. It's not the first time it's happened in that area - The Associated Press