'Firefighters call for derelict pubs to be demolished'

Local firefighters have called for derelict pubs to be demolished to stop them being targeted by arsonists, making their presence a waste of resources - BBC​

Josie Appleton, author of campaign group, The Manifesto Club's new report on alcohol said: "The regulation of public drinking is a litmus test for the state of public freedoms. With the erosion of the right to drink, we see how public space is being organised more around the whims of police officers, and less around the desires and morals of free citizens." - The Daily Telegraph​

Chinese brewer Tsingtao has reported that half-year profits jumped 42 per cent helped by added publicity due to its 2008 Beijing Olympic sponsorship. The firm, which is 27 per cent owned by US beer giant Anheuser Busch, said net income rose to £29.8m - BBC​

Punch Taverns has announced a multi-million-pound deal which will see the provision of Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) across its portfolio of pubs - Wales Online​

Fertility problems in adult women may be linked to heavily drinking in the teens and early 20s, American research has found. Many of the hormones involved in reproduction rely on cholesterol which is made in the liver - The Telegraph​

Annabel Smith, Cask Marque's only female beer taster has said she is pleased with the real ale standard's progress. "In 1998 we approved 250 of the pubs which applied to join. This year we've approved 5,000 - so we're definitely achieving our objective. I like to think of it as a Michelin Star for real ale," she said - The Sun ​

Beer writers Robin Turner and Paul Moody have identified London's top heritage pubs. The Princess Louise (Holborn), Cittie of Yorke (Holborn), Red Lion (St James's), the Blackfriar (Blackfriars), Eastbrook (Dagenham), Forester (Ealing), Salisbury (Harringay), Prince Alfred (Maida Vale), Falcon (Battersea), and Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese (Holborn) - The Times​