Binge-drinking computer game heading to schools

A binge drinking computer game is about to be rolled out to schools across the country. The game, called ThinknDrinkn, allows school children to take on the role of teenagers in a rough housing estate - The Daily Express​

The Bank of England's monetary policy committee cut interest rates by a quarter of a point to 5 per cent yesterday in an attempt to counteract the effects of the global credit crunch on mortgage markets - The Guardian​

The smoking ban has boosted the number of people eating in pubs. Mitchells & Butlers, which owns the Harvester, All Bar One and O'Neill's chains, says its food sales increased almost five per cent in the past six months - Daily Mirror ​

Washing fruit and vegetables is not enough to rid them of harmful bacteria that cause illness, scientists have warned - The Telegraph​

An extra £225m will be provided by the six biggest energy firms to help people struggling to pay rising power bills - The Daily Express​

The whisky industry has been split by a row over a new classification that critics claim will threaten the future of Scotland's most famous export. The term vatted malt will replace the description of the two main types of Scotch - blended whisky and single malt whisky - The Telegraph​

Cadbury Schweppes said it had lost share in its home chocolate market over Easter, as it steered away from "aggressive discounting" to compete with rivals during the key festive period for confectionery companies - The FT​

The Halal Inn, the country's first Islamic pub opened last December in Oldham and although trade is not exactly roaring, it is purring along - Daily Mail​

Rocketing global food prices are causing acute problems of hunger and malnutrition in poor countries and have put back the fight against poverty by seven years, the World Bank said yesterday - The Guardian​

Edinburgh's last remaining brewery, the Caledonian brewery, will come under Dutch ownership by the end of this month following the sale of Scottish & Newcastle to Heineken and Carlsberg - The Scotsman​

Store giant Marks & Spencer is set to be repaid £3.5m by the Treasury - after a 21-year blunder over teacakes. A Customs and Excise gaffe saw M&S pay 17.5 per cent tax on the product which was wrongly classified as "biscuits" - The Sun​