'Pub lorry gives the Queen 2,000 lagers'

Twelve barrels of lager were mistakenly delivered to the Queen instead of a pub called Windsor Castle, five miles away in Maidenhead. Royal staff were baffled when a lorry carrying 2,000 pints turned up at the real Windsor Castle, but a royal protection police officer called the pub and had the beer redelivered - The Sun​

Brewer InBev says it has signed a distribution agreement with the University Catering Organisation to supply brands such as Stella Artois, Staropramen and Hoegarden to student unions across Britain - The Times​

Britain's pubs are in such decline that beer sales in bars will be overtaken by those in shops within the next 12 months, reversing centuries of tradition. Some cans of beer are cheaper now that they were 20 years ago, helping to raise off-sales by five per cent a quarter - The Scotsman​

According to the CAMRA Good Beer Guide 2009, Britain now has more craft beers than at any time since the Second World War. More than 70 new small brewers have opened in the past year, and such is the proliferation that the UK now has 550 breweries. Bitter brewed by members of the Society of Independent Brewers (SIBA) rose 11 per cent in 2007 - The Independent​

Shares in pub companies have fallen after broker Morgan Stanley downgraded several shares in the sector, arguing that there is a possibility that in the long-term Enterprise Inns and Punch Taverns could breach their banking covenants - The Telegraph​

Fiona Phillips said she will swap the GMTV sofa for a bar stool if she isn't offered new presenting work. The star, who quit GMTV after 15 years, has said she will work at her brother's pub in Kingston, South West London. She said: "If I'm unemployed come January I'll be heading down to the Cardinal. I've pulled pints before." - The Sun​