What the Sunday papers said

NIghtclubs will face huge hikes in their licence fees if recommendations by the Elton Review, the committee set up by the government to look at the effects of last year's new licensing regime, are taken up. Currently the inner-city licence fee escalator - which affects premises whose primary purpose is to serve alcohol - triples the cost of licences for big, alcohol-serving venues, and currently only applies to pubs. Nightclubs have argued their primary purpose is dancing or serving food, but if accepted by the government the recommendation could see clubs paying £2,000 to apply for a liquor licence, plus a £1,000 annual fee. - Sunday Express​

Eton College, which has its own in-house pub, the Tap, is to install an electronic finger-print scanner to stop its pupils binge drinking. Pupils over the age of 16 at the elite public school will be able to register their fingerprints and their parents can pre-pay for beer and cider. Boys will only be served alcohol if they have registered and their parents have set up an account. - Mail On Sunday​

Corporate shoots, very popular amongst City bankers and pub company executives alike, are in the sights of the taxman, after the Inland Revenue unearthed a possible £15m in unpaid VAT by farmers who host such lucrative events. Tax officials in Norwich found most local shoots were failing to pay the right level of duty and an investigation has now gone nationwide which will see more than 950 shoots investigated. - Mail On Sunday​

And finally...

Dan Burrell, a resident in Welling, Kent, was so impressed by his brother turning his garden shed into a pub that he decided to do the same but make his bigger and better. A year later and his 10m by 6m wooden shed has been converted into a village pub. Called the Merlin, the shed-turned-pub comes complete with bar, stools, sofas, dartboard, open fire and real ale on tap. - Sunday Express​