What the Sunday papers said
New figures from Cancer Research UK show that cancers linked to our affluent way of life are proliferating. The incidence of skin cancer has increased by more than 40 per cent and cases of mouth, womb and kidney cancer, associated with lavish diets and excess alcohol consumption, have all risen in the past decade - The Sunday Times
Diageo's Paul Walsh gives an interview to the Sunday Times in the week he will unveil record results at drinks giant. But even that may not be enough to please the City. Much of the company is now in American hands - British investors are less keen to follow - The Sunday Times
An estimated 1.7m children are living with parents who are addicted to drugs or dependent on alcohol. The increase, revealed in fresh calculations by a drug treatment charity, suggests there is a risk of creating a generation of adolescents with health and behavioural problems. Drugs experts have seized on the figures to press for a tough new approach to parenting - The Sunday Times
Britons have acquired notoriety for their binge drinking while their Italian cousins have always prided themselves on a more civilised approach to alcohol. All that appears to be changing after a series of Italian government studies exposed a new culture of binge drinking among the nation's youngsters. The Telegraph reports that one in five teenagers under the age of 18 now claims to be drunk regularly. and they are shunning wine in favour of alcopops, cocktails, shots and beer - The Sunday Telegraph
A major police operation to crack down on the trafficking of women has discovered that some victims are being 'sold' at auctions in pubs before they are forced to work in brothels. Police in Cambridgeshire have raided 73 suspected brothels in the past few months. They have already rescued seven women, some with serious injuries sustained as they tried to escape - The Observer
