What the Sunday Papers said

The government is to let drink-drivers escape part of their ban if they agree to have a new device fitted to their cars that will prevent them driving even if they have had only one drink. Transport ministers will launch the scheme this week and it will be included in a new road safety bill in the autumn - The Sunday Times​

Hotels group InterContinental is understood to be considering a £1bn sale of its UK assets after the success of its disposal programme in America. The group, demerged from Six Continents along with Mitchells & Butlers last year, owns and manages more than 3,500 hotels across the globe - The Mail on Sunday​

The victory of the ladette is complete as she takes over behind the bar and consigns the more familiar beer-bellied, middle-aged male brewer to history. Brewing has become a fashionable career option for women, who are going on to fill positions at senior level in the industry. The trend is reflected in a growing number signing up to study the subject at university, with women making up more than half the students working on doctorates at Britain's biggest beer studies department, Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh - The Observer​

After years of development, Guinness is now a single brand with an array of product variants, brewed in 50 countries and distributed in 150. This month the global brand team for Guinness was moved from London back to Dublin. The decision was taken for commercial reasons but it's a sign of the brand going home with confidence, recognising the strength of its roots even as, worldwide, it becomes less and less of an Irish heritage brand - The Observer ​.

Drinking half a bottle of wine a day can make your brain work better. Research to be published tomorrow by academics at University College London has found that those who even drink only one glass of wine a week have significantly sharper thought processes than teetotallers - The Sunday Telegraph ​

A hedonistic carnival atmosphere is directly responsible for high rates of teenage pregnancy in England's coastal towns, a government report has found. The study, commissioned by the Department for Education and Skills, says that easy access to alcohol and the "suspension of reality" brought on by sun, sea and sand encourages casual sex. Blackpool, Torbay, Southend, Brighton and Hastings are among resort towns with teenage pregnancy rates above the national average - The Sunday Telegraph​

BskyB faces a fight for viewers in multi-channel homes, with Freeview now broadcasting into four million homes and ITV launching a new drama channel, ITV3. BSkyB is to launch a free-to-air digital satellite service offering 200 digital terrestrial and Sky channels, but excluding premium content such as films and sport - Independent on Sunday​

Scottish & Newcastle has further expanded its pub management business through a new £10m joint venture with British Waterways. The brewer is set to take over the running of 33 pubs on canal banks across the UK, with a further 26 sites planned by the new business. News of the deal comes ahead of S&N's first half results, which are expected to show evidence of tough trading and spark further questions of the group's strategy - Scotland on Sunday​

Prince William is furious over claims that he tried to become a key investor in Knightsbridge cocktail bar Mint, catering for jet-set billionaires. Potential backers were told that Mint chairman Sebastian Sainsbury had 'mooted' the idea to the heir to the throne, with William expressing a 'keen interest'- The Sunday Express ​

Identity cards will not stop criminals or terrorists, a security expert has warned. The planned high-tech system could see a 10 per cent failure rate in matching identities to cards, said Simon Davies, director of watchdog Privacy International - The Sunday Express​

Starbucks hopes to follow in the footsteps of such diverse brands as McDonald's, T-Mobile and Dixons by bringing a music downloading service to the UK. Its is understood that the Seattle-based company plans to bring its Hear Music retail concept, launched this March, across the Atlantic next year - The Sunday Express​

Animal right activists who cause 'economic damage' could be prosecuted at they are in America under the British government's plans to crack down on extremists - The Business​