'Alcohol intake could be a ticking time bomb'

"Assuming that you are counting your units properly, what sort of level should ring the alarm bells? If an average-sized man is drinking 35 units a week - that's half a bottle of white wine, or two to three pints of normal-strength beer a day - then he is likely to be doing harm. If he is drinking more than 50 units - the equivalent of five bottles of wine across the week - then it's not a matter of if he is going to come to harm, so much as when." - Dr Mark Porter, writing in The Times​

Three men were in serious conditions in hospital last night after a large-scale disturbance at a pub which resulted in four men suffering stab wounds. The disturbance, involving an unnamed number of people, began just after midnight on Saturday in the Honours Three pub in St Andrews Road, Pollokshields, on the south side of Glasgow. Strathclyde Police said the disturbance spilled out on to the street, where the four men were stabbed. - The Herald​

Ronnie Wood and his young Russian lover are considering buying a property with a pub virtually on the doorstep. The 61-year-old Rolling Stone, who is battling alcoholism, and 20-year-old cocktail waitress Ekaterina Ivanova have viewed two Grade-II-listed Georgian houses in London, both within easy staggering distance of licensed premises. - Daily Mail​

Jonathan Paveley, commercial director of Punch Taverns, may not know this yet, but the company's decision to make him redundant makes him eligible to join an exclusive lunch club. Every three months, a group of former Punch directors meets to chat about the good old days. Members include: Francis Patton, former customer services director; Deborah Kemp, former managing director of the leased business; Andrew Knight, erstwhile head of its managed pubs; Robert McDonald, ex-finance director; and Stephen Lambert, former chief executive. "I'm sure we would welcome Jonathan with open arms," one of their number said. - The Times​