'Supermarket alcohol to outsell pubs for the first time'

Supermarket booze sales are about to outstrip pubs for the first time. The trend will inflict even further pain on pubs that have been hit by their worst crisis for 70 years as the credit crunch, smoking ban and rising taxes hit profits - Daily Star​

Supermarkets have almost doubled the number of "junk food" items they promote, despite warnings of an obesity crisis, an official watchdog has found. The National Consumer Council accuses supermarkets of using "buy one, get one free" or "three for the price of two" offers on savoury snacks, sweets, chocolate, biscuits, cakes and fizzy drinks to entice shoppers during the credit crunch - The Times​

The stresses of parenthood are driving millions of mothers to drink as much as a bottle of wine three or four nights a week, research has found. Half of Britain's mothers now drink at home most week nights, with many turning to alcohol as a way to wind down, according to the Netmums survey - Daily Express​

Binge-drinking causes two-thirds more hospital admissions in young people than previously thought, new figures suggest. By including illnesses and injuries indirectly caused by excessive drinking, such as car accidents and assaults, the new study has attempted to give a fuller figure of the impact of heavy drinking on the NHS - Daily Telegraph​

Britain's workers feel underpaid, overworked and more stressed, a survey reveals today. The TUC poll says a quarter of the workforce, some six million, are unhappy - Daily Mirror​