'Boozed-up kids are hospital bed blockers'
Boozy kids as young as 10 are blocking hospital beds after being admitted for alcohol problems. The number of under-16s arriving drunk at accident and emergency in Aberdeen has soared by a shocking 60 per cent. And health chiefs have warned that more and more vital hospital beds are now being filled up with booze-binge schoolchildren - The Sun
UK inflation fell to 3.4% in May from 3.7% in April, but remains well ahead of the Bank of England's 2% target. The fall is bigger than the 3.5% analysts' forecast, and could mean that April's 17-month high marks a peak. The Office of National Statistics said the drop was helped by lower food prices, as well as slower rises in the price of petrol, alcohol and tobacco - BBC
The BBC was investigating the possibility of transmitting an alternative "vuvuzela free" version of its World Cup coverage tonight, as the fierce debate over the buzz of the horn looked set to be heading for football grounds all over Britain. Fans in Britain have been snapping up the horns at the rate of one every two seconds and suppliers claimed the UK had been gripped by "vuvuzela fever" - The Guardian
Annual compensation payouts for victims of glass attacks in Scotland have increased to almost a quarter of a million pounds. According to government figures, facial scarring was the most common reason for a pay-out in the 85 awards made in 2008-9 - The Scotsman
Local pubs are set to reinforce their contribution to the hospitality, leisure, and tourism sector by uniting under a new trade body identity. The Federation of the Retail Licensed Trade (FRLT) has announced that from today it will become known as Pubs of Ulster. Colin Neill, chief executive of the organisation, said: "The rebrand of the organisation as Pubs of Ulster is the first step in more effectively communicating the industry's role in the hospitality, leisure, and tourism sector - Belfast Telegraph
The Government will be asked to reconsider the smoking ban by one of Northampton's MPs. The Conservative MP for Northampton South, Brian Binley, has been made vice-chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Save the Pub Group. The politician said he will use his position to lobby the Government to allow pubs to have separate rooms for smokers, rather than force them to go outside - Northampton Chronicle and Echo
Cutting the minimum number of bottles drinkers must buy from 12 to six helped Majestic Wine more than double its profits last year. The number of people who made purchases jumped by 54,000 to 472,000 but the average spend per transaction was down just 4% at £129 a time - Evening Standard
