'Boozy Britons drink the most alcohol in Europe'

British boozers down more alcohol than their European counterparts and consume some of the strongest drinks, according to an exclusive Metro poll. More than 27 per cent of Britons exceed the recommended weekly limit of alcohol compared with just ten per cent of people in Germany, France, Italy and Spain. A third of Britons drink several times a week, whereas just a fifth of those in the other EU countries do the same, the Harris Interactive poll revealed - Metro ​

Scottish & Newcastle is offering to lease pubs without a beer tie to try to attract tenants to the troubled industry. S&N, which is owned by brewer Heineken, is offering the free-of-tie leases on 19 pubs which have been on the market for more than four months, through property agent Christie - Telegraph ​

A soldier who risked his life serving in Afghanistan and Iraq was refused a drink in a pub because he was in uniform. Guardsman Brad Thomas, 24, was working for an Army recruitment team when he and fellow Grenadier Guard Jimmy Nuttal, 24, stopped for lunch in Witney, Oxfordshire - Daily Mail ​

Moderate drinking while pregnant could double the risk of a baby suffering depression later in life, according to a new study - Daily Telegraph ​

Fish suppers have had their chips, the first takeaway map of Britain and Ireland reveals. The traditional English takeaway is now more popular in Dublin than anywhere in the UK. Indian curries rule, except in London and the North West, where Chinese food is king. Indian and Chinese meals together make up three out of every five takeaways -The Sun ​

Cheques are to be abolished under controversial plans being drawn up by bankers. They are widely expected to vote next month for the chequebook to be consigned to history. Yesterday, the move was criticised by consumer groups, business lobbyists and charities representing the elderly - Daily Mail ​