'Sharp rise in liver cancer blamed on binge drinking and obesity'

Cases of liver cancer have tripled over the last three decades, according to figures published today by Britain's leading cancer charity. Statistics compiled by Cancer Research UK show that in 1975 there were 865 cases of primary liver cancer. In 2006 that had risen to 3,108. Britain's changing drinking habits over the last three decades are partly responsible, according to the charity, but obesity is another cause - The Guardian​

David Cameron, the Conservative leader, is backing plans that would make high-strength drinks significantly more expensive. He also pledged to tighten "lax" licensing laws covering kebab shops and other businesses selling cut-price alcohol late at night - The Telegraph​

Students pay as little as £1.30 a pint for beer in university bars, a survey has revealed. The cheapest ale is found on campuses in Liverpool, Lincoln and Lampeter, South West Wales, while the priciest pint is £3.39 at London's School of Pharmacy - The Sun​

Public sector net borrowing hit £8 billion last month, the first time the Government has borrowed in July since 1996, official figures show - The Times​

When some readers of Entertainment Weekly open their magazines next month, they will discover characters from US television programmes speaking to them from a wafer-thin video screen built into the page. The marketing experiment - which is being conducted by CBS, the US broadcaster, and Pepsi, the soft drinks maker - recalls the fantasy newspapers of the Harry Potter films and works much like a singing greetings card, with the video starting once a reader turns the appropriate page - Financial​ Times​