What the Sunday papers said

Everyone knows smoking kills. But what no one considered was that Government plans to help the quarter of the population who smoke to quit could return the pub industry to the fog-filled, male-dominated smoky old boozer - Observer​

Smoking, drinking, eating, gambling and hunting. The Government want to be involved in every aspect of our lives, but should it? - Observer​

Paul Evans, the American so-called 'Super-Cop' brought to Britain to cut our crime, has warned that the nation's binge-drinking culture is spiralling out of control and fuelling an epidemic of violence outside pubs and clubs which threatens to overwhelm the police - Observer​

Some of Britain's best restaurants are planning to introduce membership lists and token admission charges to avoid a Government ban on smoking in public places. Restaurateur Sir Terence Conran and television presenter and chef John Burton-Race are among those making preparations - Sunday Telegraph​

Pubs, restaurants and bars will clearly be hit by the White Paper on public health and the move has implications for the holders of shares in tobacco companies, pub operators and brewers - Financial Times​

While the success of limited bans has paved the way for the much more extensive legislation now proposed, a trend had emerged in the past decade which suggests that it may encounter more opposition than expected. Smoking is on the rise once more - Independent on Sunday​

GI Partners, the US private equity firm, is understood to be considering pulling out of the £150m auction for Laurel Pub Company after raising concerns about the group's financial liabilities - Sunday Telegraph​

Of the 36 Bills and draft Bills trailed in this week's Queen's speech, the one that will directly affect the greatest number of people will be David Blunckett's scheme for national, compulsory identity card scheme - Independent on Sunday​

A £50m programme of cultural events, climaxing in "the best party the world has ever seen", could be the clinching factor in persuading the International Olympic Committee to award the games to London in 2012 - Financial Times​

Drinks giant Allied Domecq is being sued by the Russian authorities in a row over Stolichnaya vodka. The authorities say the Stoli trademarks, estimated to be worth $400m and originally state-owned, were stolen when the Soviet Union collapsed - Independent on Sunday​