'Women today drinking more than their mothers'

More than half of middle-aged women reckon they drink more than their mums did, a poll revealed yesterday. Twelve per cent of over-40s drink every day and three in ten do so a few times a week. Their mums had only the occasional tipple at that age. A massive 94 per cent of over-40s think women are drinking more than a decade ago - The Sun​

Convicted drug dealers could be banned from pubs with ASBO style orders. Labour wants to stop dealers from using pubs as a place to ply their trade, and the party hopes to introduce the ban in an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill coming to the Scottish Parliament - Glasgow Sunday Mail​

The government says more UK food makers should follow Cumbria's example in applying for protected EU status for their produce. Lakeland Herdwick Lamb breeders and Cumberland Sausage makers are bidding for Protected Food Name (PFN) status - BBC​

After the deluge... the summer returns. Thousands took advantage of wall-to-wall sunshine and temperatures of up to 28C (82F) yesterday - The Mirror​

Senior Tories left the door open to major tax rises yesterday, refusing to rule out an increase in VAT to 20 per cent - Daily Mail ​