'Brits spend £40,000 on rounds of drinks in lifetime''

The average pubgoer spends £39,480 in a lifetime getting their round in. Each drinker can expect to shell out around £840 a year keeping themselves, their friends, partners and colleagues well watered - Daily Mail​

Diageo, the multinational drinks company at the centre of a political controversy caused by its plan to shut its Johnnie Walker whisky plant in Kilmarnock, has promised to look closely at a Scottish government scheme to save the factory - The Times​

Millions in taxpayers' money is being wasted as calls to the swine flu hotline dry up - and bored workers sleep, play cards, booze and smoke dope to pass the time. The National Pandemic Flu Service was launched six weeks ago, with 19 call centres, to diagnose cases and give advice over the phone - The Sun​

Teachers are demanding the right to get drunk at weekends as they protest against a tough new code of conduct. More than 10,000 have signed a petition calling for the scrapping of rules which require them to uphold 'public trust' in their profession outside school. The code, drawn up by the General Teaching Council and coming into force next month, aims to reinforce the traditional role of teachers as pillars of society - Daily Mail​

A record number of people are struggling to pay their debts, a charity said yesterday. Around 9,000 people a day ask Citizens Advice for help with money problems - over a quarter more than last year - Daily Express​