'Row over pub's squirrel stew'

A pub landlord has been swamped with abusive emails after serving squirrel to kids. Chef Gareth Eddy cooked grey squirrel in a stew with dumplings and veg as part of a food fair - The Sun ​

Bars could be banned from offering free alcohol to women and restaurants may be obliged to serve wine in glasses with marked measures under new proposals being considered by the government, it emerged yesterday - The Guardian ​

Gordon Brown has ordered a marked acceleration of government efforts to help small businesses, as ministers urgently try to mitigate the impact of the credit crunch on a sector that employs 13.5m people - FT ​

SABMiller, the brewing group, is considering restricting the sales of Peroni in the UK to ensure that the top-selling beer does not suffer the fate of Stella Artois, its rival. Speaking ahead of a trading statement due this week, Alan Clark, the managing director of SABMiller Europe, said that restricting the distribution of the Italian premium label was one way to maintain the brand - The Times ​

A key player in the drinks industry has admitted providing financial support to the campaigners fighting against Alex Salmond's proposal to ban the sale of alcohol to under-21s. The Wine and Spirit Trade Association provided around £1,000 to the Coalition Against Raising the Drinking Age in Scotland (Cardas), the student-run organisation which argues that the plans would be unworkable and discriminatory - The Scotsman ​

Asda supermarkets is launching a range of "fine wine" in an attempt to lure middle class shoppers that are tightening their belts but don't want to give up all their comforts - Daily Telegraph ​

A German-style Oktoberfest party with beer and brass bands has been launched in Iraq. Dozens of tourists went to a three-night knees-up in northern city Irbil, where officials are trying to cash in on the relatively peaceful area - The Sun ​

Airline pilots banned from the road for drink-driving are allowed to carry on flying passenger jets, the Civil Aviation Authority has revealed - The Mirror ​