'Campaign to save the 'great British pub' backed by 200 MPs'

A total of 202 MPs, including Liberal Democrat deputy leader Vince Cable, former leader Menzies Campbell and the party's home affairs spokesman Chris Huhne, have backed a Commons early day motion urging the Government to adopt a five-point plan to save the British pub - The Telegraph​

Nearly one in 10 pubs are now shutting their doors for part of the week in a desperate attempt to stay in business. And many of those remaining are closing on Mondays and Tuesdays to enable them to slash costs by laying off bar staff on the quietest days of the week, according to a survey yesterday - The Mirror​

The makers of Blackthorn cider have sparked a customer revolt after changing the recipe of its best-selling tipple. Gaymer reduced the alcohol content from five to 4.7 per cent and gave the drink a mellower and fresher taste to compete with rival Strongbow. But furious Blackthorn fans said it has lost its "bite" and have boycotted the £1.5million re-launch - The Mirror​

Seven MPs have been condemned for going on a £70,000 trip to New Zealand to investigate binge-drinking - with some of them staying on beyond the trip's official end to enjoy a taxpayer-subsidised holiday. The members of the Commons Health Committee flew business-class 11,000 miles to Auckland to find out how New Zealand's health service copes with people who drink too much - Daily Mail​

Pubs under threat in West Yorkshire should be eligible for charitable grants to save them from going to the wall, says a report by the Institute of Public Policy Research - Yorkshire Evening Post​