'Booze pain for bosses'

Brits suffering from hangovers are taking 13 million sick days off work every year. One in four workers took at least one "sickie" in the last 12 months - while three per cent ended up taking three days off after over-indulging, a survey shows. The most popular excuse for women when calling in sick was that they had a migraine, while most men pretended to have a doctor's appointment, the poll of 1,200 people for drinks firm Alibi found - The Mirror​

Adults who buy alcohol for under-age drinkers are to be targeted in a crackdown announced by Justice Secretary Kenny MacAskill. He said the measure was aimed at "helping the police effectively tackle those outdoor drinking dens where groups of youngsters are supplied with alcohol by one of their number who is over 18". Mr MacAskill, speaking at the Alcohol Focus Scotland licensing conference in Aviemore, said in response to a request from the police he would introduce an amendment to the Alcohol Bill making it an offence for adults to supply alcohol to under-age drinkers in public places - Herald​

Time has been called on a hobby barman's back-garden pub. Dean Goodearl, 23, has been ordered to pull down a shed he had converted into a bar behind his Chatham home. The temporary pub - in the style of a Swiss chalet - had Fosters and John Smiths beer pumps connected to barrels outside. It had a dartboard, pool table, plasma TV, one-armed bandit and even a disco ball hanging from the ceiling - Kent Online​

An explosive EastEnders storyline which could see the end of Peggy Mitchell, played by Barbara Windsor, begins today. Peggy will watch the famous Queen Vic pub go up in flames, marking the end of 16 years of brawls and bust-ups behind the bar during her tenure on the show - BBC​