'Foster's moves to unmix its well-known lagers from unsuccessful wines'

It is shaping up to be one of the final chances to grab a beer group of any scale. Foster's is preparing to split itself into two, triggering a race for both its wine and beer divisions. The Melbourne-based drinks group is expected to announce plans to demerge its host of well-known lagers from their unsuccessful marriage with the grape next week. Its Treasury Wine Estates arm - maker of Penfolds, Wolf Blass, and Rosemount - is uncorking itself from Carlton United Breweries (CUB), owner of Foster's. London-listed SAB Miller is mulling a £7bn move on CUB but is likely to face stiff competition from Japan's Asahi Breweries - Daily Mail​

Former MP Jim Devine, taking the stand at his expenses trial for the first time, admitted that he asked his local pub landlord for blank receipts but said had been "stupid" and "naive" and not trying to gain financially. Devine, 57, told a court that he had intended to use the receipts for genuine work to be carried out in the future - Scottish Herald​

A mother told an inquest yesterday how a female paramedic refused to come into a pub to treat her daughter. Melissa Procter-Blain, 32, fell in the toilets in July 2009. Her mum Diane Page said the paramedic "just stood by the door saying she couldn't come in". Her stepdad John said she "kept saying 'I'm not going in. I'm frightened; it's got a bad reputation'. I begged that girl to help and she refused". Melissa was using a wheelchair after a knee operation following a fall in the same pub, the Crown, in Spondon, Derby, two months earlier. She died of a blood clot on her lung - The Mirror​

A study of prisoners' health needs has found that up to three quarters of male inmates have a problem with alcohol. A report estimates that more than a third are dependant on drink. Its authors say that measures such as routine alcohol screening for offenders could help tackle the problem - Press Association​