Gourmets in France are warning that unless global warming is stopped the world's best wines will be made in Scotland. Climate change has been blamed for some tough years on French vineyards, with hailstorms, heatwaves and new diseases affecting grape harvests - The Sun
Inflation remained unchanged at 1.8 per cent in July, new figures revealed today, bucking expectations of another drop in consumer prices - Times
A pub which achieved global fame for its role in a cult film has been sold after lying empty for two years. The Pennan Inn featured prominently in Local Hero and has attracted visitors from around the world since the film's release in 1983 - The Scotsman
A notorious Cardiff pub has been closed down - despite the landlady's desperate attempts to drive out troublemakers. KC's Bar on Cowbridge Road East, Canton, had been plagued by problems with drugs and violence for months. It has now been closed down, and has been boarded up with thick metal sheets covering the windows, and signs saying "all items of property have been removed" - Western Mail
Drunken teens are a common sight in every British town centre. Their binge drinking is fuelled by cut-price booze, 3 for 2 offers and unscrupulous corner shops selling to under-age kids...but while law makers and enforcers at home seem unable to stem the tide of uncivilised behaviour, the solution may lie in Italy - The Mirror