What the Sunday papers said

Permira, the private equity firm, is expected to table a £600m bid tomorrow for soft drink giant Britvic. The drinks company was floated on the Stock Exchange by its majority shareholders, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Whitbread and Pernod Ricard at the end of last year but has performed poorly and issued two profits warnings earlier this year. Britvic points to changing drinking habits amongst consumers, who it says are turning away from fizzy drinks to healthier options, although many investors blame chief executive Paul Moody for the company's ailing performance. - Sunday Telegraph​

A plethora of employment legislation is set to hit home today as age discrimination rules, an overhaul of outdated fire regulations and new maternity/paternity laws place fresh responsibilities - and costs - on employers. Employment lawyers will be rubbing their hands with glee and even the traditionally opaque system of City bonuses could come under scrutiny in a new era of political correctness. - Sunday Express​

The Home Office is set to add to the £35m it has already spent on consultants for its controversial identity card scheme with the appointment of three new advisory firms. A Home Office spokeswoman said the new firms were needed to carry out "specific technical work". - Independent On Sunday​

Brewing giant Scottish & Newcastle (S&N) plans to introduce Baltika, a beer it brews in Russia with its joint venture partner in the former Soviet Union Carlsberg, into the UK as early as next year. Baltika has taken off in a big way in Russia and the Baltic states and is expected to replace Heineken as Europe's top-selling beer by 2011. S&N said growth in the region leapt by 16 per cent in the past two months. - Mail On Sunday​

And finally…

Fruit and vegetables delivered to inmates at Featherstone Prison in Wolverhampton as part of a drive to improve their diet was instead used to brew homemade hooch by the prisoners. Jail guards confiscated gallons of cell-made alcohol after finding it hidden in toilets and shower rooms. Prisoners stole fruit intended for a 'healthy eating week', fermented it and added sugar to make the illicit booze. - Sunday Express​