A group of girls hoping to enjoy a fun night out were refused entry to a club - for being too fat - Mirror
A cut-price bar has been branded 'absolutely monstrous' by a top liver specialist for selling strong beer at just 10p a bottle - Daily Mail
Gas bills are set to soar to more than £1,000 within a couple of years. That is the dire warning from analysts who say the days of cheap energy are well and truly over - Mirror
Journalist Andrew O'Hagan has launched a tirade against British pubs. "Many are so pressed for custom that they will do anything to fill their bar - mainly selling toxic drinks in devastating quantities to kids who consider a good night out to be one that ends in copious vomiting," he said - The Daily Telegraph
The economic downturn does not seem to be affecting the appetite of customers at Marston's, with the number of people eating out at its pubs rising, despite falling disposable income levels - The Daily Telegraph
A tropical shrew with a taste for alcoholic nectar has been identified as the hardest-drinker in the world. Pentailed tree shrews imbibe, weight for weight, the equivalent of a human downing up to nine glasses of wine. And yet after a night supping at the jungle bar the shrews are not even unsteady on their feet - let alone being copiously sick or starting drunken fights - The Daily Telegraph
Mixologists take note. Unagi Nobori, a fizzy drink made from Eels, has been launched in Japan. The product is believed to be the first mass-produced native drink of its kind, but is hardly the nation's only unusual drink. In 2007, for one summer only, you could buy Pepsi Ice Cucumber. Not to be outdone, Coca-Cola also has its own vegetable-based soft drink called Water Salad. - The Daily Telegraph