'Perverse' animal beer bottles sell out in hours'

A controversial beer served in bottles made from stuffed animals and costing £500 each sold out in a few hours. The End of History, made by BrewDog, is 55% alcohol, and came in 12 bottles made using dead stoats, squirrels and a hare. Advocates for Animals had branded the bottles "perverse" and a "stupid marketing gimmick" - BBC ​

The UK economy grew by 1.1% from April to June, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.The GDP figure is much higher than the 0.6% predicted by City experts and is the fastest growth in four years - Sky News ​

British pubs operator and brewer Fuller Smith & Turner posted a 4.1 per cent rise in like-for-like sales at its pubs and hotels division for the 16 weeks to July 17, helped mainly by good summer weather - Reuters ​

Supermarket chain Asda said it would no longer sell alcohol below the cost of duty and VAT, while Tesco and pub owner Mitchells & Butlers both backed the plans and said they would be taking part in the Government's consultation. Several ministers including the Health Secretary, Andrew Lansley, have ruled out a minimum price for alcohol - Telegraph ​

A crate of Scotch whisky that has been frozen in Antarctic ice for more than a century is being thawed by museum officials in New Zealand. The crate, and four others, were found earlier this year beneath the floor of a hut built by explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton during his 1908 expedition - BBC ​

Hot weather and the World Cup have fuelled a big increase in alcohol-related accidents in the home, according to a report. Research by insurance firm LV= among more than 2,000 adults showed that thousands of TV sets, computers and games consoles have been broken this summer, with many accidents involving alcohol - Belfast Telegraph ​